I had an idea for a perhaps fun game-within-a-game. Was curious what everyone
thinks.
The idea is to have a contractual voting bloc or political party (different
from the political parties pun subgame of course).
Under the contract, people could join the party by announcement and leave with,
say, 10 days notice. There would be a voting procedure for determining the
Opinion of the Party with respect to a particular Agoran decision. (Maybe
voting on the party’s Opinion on a proposal could be permitted to begin before
the Agoran decision itself is distributed so that there’s sufficient time to
determine what the Opinion is.)
If the party has an Opinion, the contract would provide that the members SHALL
vote in accordance with the opinion and that the members authorize each other
to vote on their behalf in accordance with the Opinion of the Party (if there
is one).
So with that in mind, here’s a proto contract. I’m sure it has lots of bugs.
But I welcome any comments!
DMx
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THE CHARTER OF THE AGORAN PEOPLE’S PARTY
Article 1 - Establishment of The Agoran People’s Party
101. Nature of This Instrument. This instrument (the “Charter”) is a
contract. It is binding upon the parties to the Charter (the “Members”).
102. The Party. This Charter establishes an entity to be known as the Agoran
People’s Party (the “Party”). The Party is a political organization and voting
bloc comprised of Members for the advancement of eir own interests if not the
interests of Agora as a whole. The Party SHOULD be treated Pretty Good For a
Long Time.
103. Joining the Party. Any active player CAN become a Member:
(a) by announcement consenting to be bound by this Charter, if the Party
has 3 or fewer Members; or
(b) if the Party has 4 or more Members, by announcement Without X Active
Member Objections consenting to be bound by this Charter, where X is equal to
1/2 the total number of active Members rounded down to the nearest integer.
104. Leaving the Party. A Member CAN cease to be a Member:
(a) by announcement with 10 days’ Notice:
(b) by announcement, if the Party has 3 or fewer active Members; or
(c) Without X Active Members Objections, where X is equal to 1/2 the
total number of active Members and the eligible objectors are all active
Members rounded down to the nearest integer.
105. Expulsion from the Party. A Member CAN cause another active Member to
cease to be a Member by announcement Without X Active Member Objections, where
X is 1/4 of the number of active Members rounded up to the nearest integer.
106. Effective Date. The provisions of this Charter become EFFECTIVE on the
day that 3 players have become Members by announcement pursuant to § 102(a)
(the "Effective Date").
107. Termination. This Charter will terminate automatically 90 days after the
Effective Date.
108. Amendments. This Charter CAN be amended by the unanimous consent of the
active Members expressed by announcement. Notwithstanding any other provision,
the Party CANNOT have any Opinion regarding the adoption of any amendment to
the Charter.
Article 2 - Decisions and The Opinion of the Party.
201. Party Intents. The Agoran rules regarding the announcement of intent
apply to announcements of intent under this Charter. For clarity’s sake, this
Charter uses the phrase “Without N Active Member Objections” to refer to an
intent to act Without N Objections where the eligible objectors are active
Members.
202. Party Decisions. The Agoran rules relating to Agoran decisions apply to
Party decisions under this Charter, except that notwithstanding any Agoran
rule: (a) only active Members CAN cast valid votes in a Party Decision; (b)
each active Member’s vote has a strength equal to 1; and (c) a Party Decision
resolves to FAILED QUORUM unless a majority of all active Members cast the same
valid unrescinded vote on that Party Decision.
203. Determining the Opinion of the Party.
(a) Any Member may by announcement make a Motion to Determine the Opinion
of the Party (“Motion”), specifying either (i) an Agoran decision for which at
least 5 days remain for voting on the Agoran decision or (ii) a submitted
proposal on which an Agoran decision has not yet begun.
(b) Making a Motion immediately initiates a Party Decision to determine
the Opinion of the Party on the specified Agoran decision or proposal. Only one
Motion CAN be made with respect to any single Agoran decision or proposal. The
time for voting is 4 days. Notwithstanding any Agoran rule, the voting period
for a Motion CANNOT be extended.
(c) The vote collector is by default the Member that makes the Motion;
however, another Member CAN become vote collector by announcement if fewer than
2 hours remain in the time period for voting on the Agoran decision or proposal
that is the subject of the Motion.
(d) The valid votes for a Motion are identical to the valid votes for the
Agoran decision or proposal specified by the Motion.
(e) The outcome of the Motion is resolved by simple majority vote. The
quorum is 1/2 of the active Members rounded down to the nearest integer. The
outcome of the Motion is deemed to be the Opinion of the Party regarding the
specified Agoran Decision or proposal, unless the outcome is FAILED QUORUM, in
which case there is no Opinion of the Party.
(f) If there is an Opinion of the Party regarding an Agoran decision or
proposal, a Member SHALL NOT cast on behalf of emself or eir zombie any
unrescinded vote on that Agoran decision or proposal except for a vote
identical to the Opinion of the Party. Each Member authorizes each other
Member to act on eir behalf and on behalf of eir zombie to vote in accordance
with the Opinion of the Party on any Agoran decision for which the Party has an
Opinion.
204. Agoran Elections. In a contested Agoran election, each Member SHALL NOT
rank, or cause eir zombie to rank, any non-Member higher than any candidate who
is a Member. Except for the prior sentence, notwithstanding any other provision
of this Charter, the Party has no Opinion on any Agoran election.
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D. Margaux
