I guess if a person had power >3, then the R2125 limitation wouldn’t be a
barrier anymore, though.
> On Feb 5, 2019, at 8:14 PM, Kerim Aydin <ke...@uw.edu> wrote:
>
>
> Actually, we're in different territory now anyway than in past discussions,
> because of the change to R2125; it's now pretty explicit in requiring that
> methods for doing stuff, some method like 'by announcement' be in the rules.
> So it would be harder to argue that it worked than in the past. (I found
> the dictator rule I mentioned and it had "by announcement" details in it, so
> that wasn't relevant and probably wasn't the debate that ais523 brought up).
>
>> On 2/5/2019 4:45 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote:
>> Uncertain, because there's no clear way for you to take actions that have
>> power, it might be like a blank rule with power-3, sure it's got power but
>> can it do anything with it?
>> Some of us powered ourselves up as the result of a scam (the patent title
>> First Violin and other orchestral entries on the Scroll were because we were
>> the first people that were "instruments"). Can't even remember the year so
>> I'll have to dig to see what text we used or if we got away without any
>> extra text by just saying we did stuff.
>>> On 2/5/2019 4:36 PM, Gaelan Steele wrote:
>>> Side note: would a rule with the text “Gaelan has power 3” be sufficient to
>>> establish a dictatorship?
>>>
>>> Gaelan
>>>
>>>> On Feb 5, 2019, at 4:13 PM, D. Margaux <dmargaux...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I withdraw my proposal The Duumvirate v.1.1, in order to make a minor
>>>> clarifying edit.
>>>>
>>>> I submit (and if necessary pend) a proposal as follows:
>>>>
>>>> ///
>>>> Title: The Duumvirate v.1.2
>>>> AI: 3
>>>> Author: D. Margaux
>>>> Co-author: G.
>>>>
>>>> Enact a power 3 rule entitled "The Duumvirate" with the following text:
>>>>
>>>> {
>>>>
>>>> The Duumvirate is an organization whose members are D. Margaux and G.
>>>> Each member of the Duumvirate is a "Dictator."
>>>>
>>>> Either Dictator CAN by announcement cause this Rule to repeal itself.
>>>>
>>>> No person can act on behalf of a Dictator (other than the Dictator acting
>>>> as emself).
>>>>
>>>> A Decree is a document clearly labeled as such. Either Dictator CAN
>>>> proclaim a Decree with support from the other Dictator.
>>>>
>>>> When a Decree is proclaimed, then:
>>>>
>>>> (1) its power is set to 3;
>>>>
>>>> (2) it takes effect by applying to the gamestate the changes
>>>> specified in the text of the Decree, to the greatest extent permitted by
>>>> the rules; and then,
>>>>
>>>> (3) its power is set to 0.
>>>>
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ///
>>>
