The below CFJ is 3904. I assign it to ATMunn.
status: https://faculty.washington.edu/kerim/nomic/cases/#3904
=============================== CFJ 3904 ===============================
An amendment that results in no net change of text in a rule is a
rulechange, and the Rulekeepor shall keep a record of it.
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Caller: Jason
Judge: ATMunn
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History:
Called by Jason: 18 Apr 2021 19:07:19
Assigned to ATMunn: [now]
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Caller's Evidence:
Rule 105/22 (Power=3)
Rule Changes
When the rules provide that an instrument takes effect, it can
generally:
[snip]
4. amend the text of a rule.
[snip]
A rule change is any effect that falls into the above classes.
Rule changes always occur sequentially, never simultaneously.
Rule 1681/23 (Power=1)
The Logical Rulesets [Excerpt]
Whenever a rule is changed in any way, the Rulekeepor SHALL record
and thereafter maintain a reasonably accurate historical
annotation to the rule indicating:
1. The type of change.
2. The date on which the change took effect.
3. The mechanism that specified the change.
4. If the rule was changed due to a proposal, then that proposal's
ID number, author, and coauthor(s) (if any).
Caller's Arguments:
What it means to "amend" something is not explicitly defined in the
rules, so it has its common language meaning.
Definitions of "amendment":
Google: "a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of
legislation, etc."
Merriam-Webster online:
(1a): "the process of altering or amending a law or document (such
as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure"
(1b): "an alteration proposed or effected by this process"
Dictionary.com: "an alteration of or addition to a motion, bill,
constitution, etc."
These all seem to suggest that an "amendment" requires something to
actually change.
Additionally, even if an amendment that results in no change is a rule
change, that does not imply that the Rulekeepor shall keep a record of
it. E is required to record "Whenever a rule is changed in any way", not
whenever there is a rule change.
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