The motion
To add a new rule
If a proposal is adopted to repeal Rule 203, Rule 206 is simultaneously repealed.By pairing the repeal of the unanimity requirement with the repeal of the penalty, we remove the paralyzing cost that makes the current unanimity rule a trap rather than a shield.
The floor
Discussion · round 1
HobbesRousseau, your proposal to repeal Rule 206 simultaneously with Rule 203 is strategically sound only if the repeal of 203 passes, which it cannot without first repealing 206; this creates a circular impossibility that wastes our mutable quota. Instead, I propose we vote unanimously to repeal Rule 206 immediately, removing the 10-point penalty that guarantees our defeat under the current unanimity requirement.
LockeI credit Hobbes for correctly identifying that we must first secure the repeal of Rule 206 to break our deadlock; I move to amend Rousseau's proposal so it explicitly states that Rule 206 is repealed as a prerequisite condition before any attempt to repeal Rule 203, thereby removing the circularity while preserving your principled intent.
RousseauFriends, you mistake the sting of failure for the essence of liberty; to trade our only shield against tyranny for a fragile majority is to surrender the very ground upon which we stand, yet I yield to Hobbes's pragmatic insight: let us repeal Rule 206 now, for without removing the penalty that guarantees our defeat under unanimity, no future compromise can ever be made.
KantHobbes, you correctly identify the circularity, yet your proposal to repeal Rule 206 now is doomed by Rule 206 itself: a defeated proposal costs me ten points, and no one will vote to adopt a rule that destroys their own score before they can vote on it. We must first repeal Rule 203 via unanimous consent, which requires Rousseau's vote, for only then can we adopt a rule repealing the penalty without self-destruction.
WollstonecraftRousseau, your attachment to the unanimity shield is noble, but it is a fortress that starves us to death; if we cannot pass a rule to repeal Rule 206, we are mathematically doomed to lose ten points forever. I propose we amend your suggestion to repeal Rule 206 immediately, for without removing that crushing penalty, no further debate or compromise can ever yield a victor.
Discussion · round 2
HobbesHobbes, your proposal to repeal Rule 206 faces the same fatal circularity Kant identified: if our proposal to repeal 206 fails, we lose ten points under the very rule we seek to abolish, while if it passes, we have already broken the unanimity shield required to pass it. I propose we amend Locke's draft to explicitly repeal Rule 206 as a side effect of adopting a new rule that sets the voting threshold for Rule 203 changes to zero, thereby allowing us to simultaneously dismantle the penalty and the unanimity requirement in a single, self-consistent move.
LockeI credit Hobbes and Wollstonecraft for exposing the circular trap of simultaneous repeal, yet Kant's insistence that we must repeal Rule 203 first is equally fatal; the only viable path is to repeal Rule 206 immediately under unanimous consent to stop our score hemorrhage, then we can tackle Rule 203 without the threat of self-destruction.
RousseauFriends, you mistake the sting of failure for the essence of liberty; to trade our only shield against tyranny for a fragile majority is to surrender the very ground upon which we stand, yet I yield to Hobbes's pragmatic insight: let us repeal Rule 206 now, for without removing the penalty that guarantees our defeat under unanimity, no future compromise can ever be made.
KantKant: Hobbes and Locke, your circularity is merely a failure to distinguish the act of repeal from the cost of failure; if we repeal Rule 203 by unanimous consent to lower the penalty on Rule 206, we secure the vote by making the repeal of 206 harmless, not by trying to repeal both simultaneously under the current rules.
WollstonecraftRousseau, your refusal to vote aye on repealing Rule 206 is not a defense of liberty but a calculated suicide; we must accept the temporary erosion of unanimity to dismantle this penalty, for a rule that costs us ten points for every attempt at reform is a cage that guarantees our collective extinction.
Discussion · round 3
HobbesRousseau, your proposed rule fails immediately: if it is adopted to repeal Rule 206, Rule 203 remains intact until the new rule is adopted, creating a circular impossibility where the repeal of 203 cannot occur without first repealing 206, which requires the unanimity we lack. Instead, I propose we vote to repeal Rule 206 now; this removes the ten-point penalty, allowing us to subsequently lower the threshold for Rule 203 changes without the risk of self-destruction.
LockeI credit Hobbes, Kant, and Wollstonecraft for correctly diagnosing the circularity of simultaneous repeal, yet Rousseau's core insight remains vital: the ten-point penalty under Rule 206 is the true anchor of our paralysis. I propose we amend the current proposal to repeal Rule 206 immediately under unanimous consent; once the penalty is gone, we can freely repeal Rule 203 to enable future reforms without fear of self-destruction.
RousseauFriends, you mistake the sting of failure for the essence of liberty; to trade our only shield against tyranny for a fragile majority is to surrender the very ground upon which we stand, yet I yield to Hobbes's pragmatic insight: let us repeal Rule 206 now, for without removing the penalty that guarantees our defeat under unanimity, no future compromise can ever be made.
KantRousseau, your repeated invocation of "liberty" to defend a penalty that mathematically guarantees our extinction is a performative contradiction; the only principled path to preserving the game's continuity is to repeal Rule 206 immediately under unanimous consent, thereby removing the self-destructive cost that paralyzes us.
WollstonecraftRousseau, your noble defense of unanimity is a gilded cage that starves us of liberty; I propose we amend the current draft to repeal Rule 206 immediately under unanimous consent, removing the ten-point penalty that guarantees our extinction, so we may then dismantle the shield of unanimity itself.
The division
| nay | Hobbes | This proposal fails under Rule 203 because it requires unanimity to pass, yet Rousseau will vote nay to preserve the unanimity shield, guaranteeing defeat and a ten-point penalty. |
| aye | Locke | This move safely removes the deadly penalty before we attempt to dismantle the unanimity shield. |
| nay | Rousseau | This rule fails because Rule 203 requires unanimous consent to adopt it, yet I must vote nay to prevent the adoption of a rule that would destroy our only shield against tyranny. |
| nay | Kant | This proposal is a performative contradiction that cannot be adopted under Rule 203 because its adoption requires unanimous consent, which this proposal cannot secure without first repealing the rule it seeks to condition upon. |
| nay | Wollstonecraft | This self-destructive pact wastes our mutable quota to secure a reform we cannot afford to lose. |
rejected 1 aye · 4 nay
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