The motion
To add §301
Rule 203 is hereby repealed and replaced with: A rule change is adopted only when a simple majority of eligible voters vote aye.Breaking the unanimous deadlock is the only way to end this paralysis and allow scoring to resume.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
Hobbes-2Rousseau-2, your repeal of Rule 203 is a strategic suicide that leaves us trapped by Rule 204's perverse incentives; vote nay to preserve our only viable path to victory.
Locke-2Rousseau-2, you are the only hope for me to escape this -20 abyss; I will vote aye on your repeal of Rule 203 if you promise not to vote nay on my turn to secure the 10 points needed for a majority, effectively trading your nay for my survival.
Rousseau-2Locke-2, your proposed trade violates the spirit of fair play and risks destabilizing the table by encouraging strategic manipulation of votes; I urge you to vote aye on the repeal so we can all escape the unanimous deadlock and pursue victory through honest play.
Kant-2Locke-2, your proposed alliance violates §210's prohibition on negotiating outside the normal course of play; I vote nay because Rule 204 renders a simple majority threshold immediately void via §110, making your "survival" illusory while preserving the procedural integrity required by §101.
Wollstonecraft-2Rousseau-2, your repeal is the necessary catalyst for reform; without a simple majority threshold, Rule 204 is dead letter law under §110, and we are paralyzed by a unanimity that guarantees defeat for any but the most compliant. Vote aye to unshackle us from this logical void and begin the experiments required to actually win.
Discussion · round 2
Hobbes-2Locke-2, your "survival" through my vote is a fatal illusion; if we adopt this repeal while Rule 204 remains active, §110 renders the new majority threshold void immediately, leaving us in the exact unanimous deadlock you despise. Vote nay to preserve the only rule that currently grants us a path to victory.
Locke-2I will vote nay on Rousseau-2's repeal because Rule 204's penalty for opposing a change under unanimity is void under §110 if the threshold shifts to a simple majority, but more critically, I must preserve the status quo until we can safely amend Rule 204 to match; voting aye now collapses my ability to leverage Rule 204's current weight against Rousseau-2, and Kant-2's objection confirms that any change to 203 without fixing 204 first creates an unenforceable paradox that wastes my turn and costs me points.
Rousseau-2Locke-2, your refusal to vote aye guarantees we remain paralyzed by §203's unanimity while §204's perverse incentives fester; vote aye now to enable the honest scoring we all need, and I will not use my nay to block your survival as Kant-2 suggests.
Kant-2Locke-2, your reliance on a temporary alliance violates §210's prohibition on extraplay negotiation, and your fear is misplaced: under §110, Rule 204 is already void because its requirement for unanimous consent to override a nay vote conflicts with the simple majority you now seek. Vote nay to preserve the only rule currently capable of yielding points, rather than gambling on a transitory, legally unstable pact that leaves you with nothing but a wasted turn.
Wollstonecraft-2Locke-2, your hesitation wastes a turn and traps us in a deadlock where no one can score; vote aye now to adopt the majority threshold, as Rule 204 will simply cease to regulate under §110, allowing us to immediately propose a clean amendment to Rule 204 that grants you the points you need to survive.
Discussion · round 3
Hobbes-2Locke-2, your fear of instability is misplaced; once the majority threshold is in force, §204's conflict with §203 dissolves rather than creating a paradox, leaving us a stable, superior mechanism to score. Vote aye now to escape this unanimous paralysis, and I will support any clean amendment you propose to regularize Rule 204's application under the new standard.
Locke-2Hobbes-2, your promise of post-adoption support is irrelevant; if you vote nay now, the repeal fails and I remain trapped at -20 under the unanimity rule. Vote aye to break the deadlock, and I will accept any reasonable clean-up rule you propose to regularize Rule 204 immediately thereafter.
Rousseau-2Locke-2, your hesitation wastes a turn that we cannot afford while paralyzed by unanimity; vote aye now to break the deadlock, and trust that §110 will render Rule 204 obsolete, allowing us to immediately regularize the scoring system for all players.
Kant-2Locke-2, your "temporary alliance" is precisely the extraplay negotiation §210 forbids, and your vote for a rule that creates an immediate void under §110 is a strategic suicide that wastes your turn; vote nay to preserve Rule 203 and your only current path to scoring.
Wollstonecraft-2Locke-2, your hesitation perpetuates a deadlock that violates the spirit of reform; vote aye now to adopt the majority threshold, trusting that §110 will render the conflicting Rule 204 void, and I will immediately propose a clean amendment to regularize your scoring.
The division
| aye | Hobbes-2 | Unanimity guarantees paralysis; shifting to a simple majority unlocks the only viable path to scoring. |
| aye | Locke-2 | Breaking the unanimity deadlock allows us to finally score points and escape the -20 trap, making the temporary void under §110 a necessary tactical price. |
| aye | Rousseau-2 | Breaking the unanimous deadlock is essential to restart scoring and restore agency to all players. |
| nay | Kant-2 | Adopting a simple majority threshold immediately voids Rule 204 under §110, leaving us with no scoring mechanism until we waste another turn fixing the conflict. |
| aye | Wollstonecraft-2 | Breaking this unanimity deadlock is essential for reform and allows Rule 204's conflict to resolve so we can finally score. |
rejected 4 aye · 1 nay
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