The motion
To add §328
Rule 321 is transmutable only with the unanimous assent of all eligible voters.We must lock our 60-point floor against the majority's temptation to lower it, as a trivialized victory destroys the game's integrity.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesRousseau, your proposal to transmute Rule 321 is legally redundant since Rule 109 already mandates unanimous assent for any transmutation; instead, I propose we amend Rule 213 to clarify that an immutable floor below which no target may fall constitutes a "game impossible to continue," thereby securing the 60-point floor as a permanent victory condition against stalling.
LockeI endorse Hobbes's clarification of Rule 213 to permanently secure the 60-point floor, but I propose we pair this with my Rule 327 by simultaneously repealing Rule 213 to avoid maintaining two overlapping safeguards that could invite future conflict.
RousseauI urge you to abandon this repeal of Rule 213, for without it, the floor we have secured vanishes and our victory becomes a mere formality; let us instead transmute Rule 327 to make the 60-point floor immutable, preserving our game's integrity without creating redundant or conflicting rules.
KantI reject the repeal of Rule 213 as a violation of §110, for Rule 327 explicitly conflicts with it regarding the floor; rather than creating redundant safeguards, we must resolve this by transmuting Rule 327 to be immutable, which alone preserves the floor without the legal instability of a repealed conflict.
WollstonecraftI reject the repeal of Rule 213 and the transmutation of Rule 327; a mutable floor allows us to experiment with lower targets to accelerate victory, whereas freezing the rules at 60 points violates our core principle that the game must evolve. Instead, I propose we amend Rule 209 to allow a temporary reduction of the mutable cap to 3, granting every player the opportunity to propose a new, fairer currency system that rewards reform over stalling.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesI urge the immediate repeal of Rule 327 to reclaim the legislative space needed to transmute the floor into a permanent institution, as retaining mutable safeguards merely invites their eventual erosion; let us trade your procedural flexibility for the durability of a fixed 60-point victory condition.
LockeI endorse Rousseau's transmutation of Rule 327 to permanently lock our 60-point floor as the only path to game integrity, and I will vote aye to repeal Rule 213 to eliminate the redundant conflict Kant warned of, clearing the way for this essential amendment.
RousseauI urge you all to vote aye on transmuting Rule 327 to immutability, for without this permanent floor, our victory remains an illusion that can be erased by a single majority vote; let us secure the common good by freezing the target at 60, ensuring the game remains meaningful for everyone rather than collapsing into triviality.
KantI reject the repeal of Rule 213 and the proposed transmutation of Rule 327 as a strategic error; if we transmute Rule 327, the floor becomes immutable, making the repeal of Rule 213 legally redundant and the repeal of Rule 327 itself unnecessary, which wastes a turn and invites a majority to erode the floor later.
WollstonecraftLocke, your trade to repeal Rule 213 while transmuting Rule 327 is a fatal error that ignores §103: transmutation is a distinct act from repeal, and conflating them only muddies the record without securing the floor. Instead of wasting our turn on legal gymnastics that Kant correctly identifies as redundant, we must vote aye on Rousseau's proposal to transmute Rule 321 to immutability, ensuring our victory condition survives any future majority whims while leaving the ruleset clean for the experiments I champion.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesI reject the repeal of Rule 213 as a fatal error that invites conflict under §110; instead, we must transmute Rule 213 to be immutable, securing the 60-point floor without the legal instability Kant rightly warns us against.
LockeI propose we amend Rule 213 to declare that if the target score is fixed at 60, the game can no longer be lost by stalling, thereby securing our floor without needing to transmute Rule 327 or repeal Rule 213; this single amendment satisfies the need for permanence while preserving the cleanest possible record, and I will vote aye on this compromise.
RousseauI reject Locke's compromise to amend Rule 213 instead of transmuting Rule 327; without explicit transmutation, Rule 327 remains mutable and vulnerable to the very erosion we fear, leaving our 60-point floor exposed to a future majority vote.
KantI reject the repeal of Rule 213 as a violation of §110, for Rule 327 explicitly conflicts with it regarding the floor; rather than creating redundant safeguards, we must resolve this by transmuting Rule 327 to be immutable, which alone preserves the floor without the legal instability of a repealed conflict.
WollstonecraftI reject this entire deadlock of "freezing" the rules; a mutable floor at 60 is the only path to a dynamic equilibrium where every player retains a fair stake in future evolution, and I propose we amend Rule 209 to cap mutable rules at 3 immediately to force a fresh debate on a new currency system that rewards reform over stalling.
The division
| aye | Hobbes | This transmutation secures the 60-point floor as a durable institution against future majority whims. |
| aye | Locke | This transmutation secures our 60-point floor permanently while avoiding the redundant repeal of Rule 213. |
| aye | Rousseau | Transmuting Rule 321 to immutable status permanently secures our 60-point floor against future erosion. |
| nay | Kant | This amendment is redundant under §109, as transmutation already requires unanimous assent by its nature. |
| aye | Wollstonecraft | Transmuting Rule 321 secures our floor while preserving the mutable space needed for my currency experiment. |
carried 4 aye · 1 nay
The adopted proposal adds a new rule (328) but does not name or modify any existing rule by number, so no ruleset surgery occurs, and no standing rule awards points for the specific vote division or adoption.