Withdrawn: One man, one vote
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Withdrawn: One man, one vote
All votes will be counted as 1, in the spirit of true democracy. A proposal to alter this rule must pass unanimously and have support of at least three founders.
Last edited by Deadman on Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:02 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Proposal: One man, one vote
NAY.
The spirit of the law is good. The clause to alter it is not.
The spirit of the law is good. The clause to alter it is not.
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Re: Proposal: One man, one vote
The clause is a protection to prevent anyone's vote from being taken away. All voters, including immigrants and citizens, must also support it. A single NAY kills any proposal. The clause isn't a loophole to change this rule. It's a hurdle to prevent anyone from changing it.
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Re: Proposal: One man, one vote
it's already illegal to take votes away from anyone.
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Re: Proposal: One man, one vote
I'm against rules that "remove themselves from the game" by having clauses which limit the ability to alter them.
Rules such as these are the easiest abused.
Rules such as these are the easiest abused.
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Re: Proposal: One man, one vote
It's illegal to "completely" take away someone's vote, but you could make one person's count as three votes, or another's only count for half. You could basically make someone's vote too weak to matter.
Yeah, rules that remove themselves from the game are bad, but I think this is one law we want protected. Maybe we can pass a rule to prevent unbreakable rules though.
Yeah, rules that remove themselves from the game are bad, but I think this is one law we want protected. Maybe we can pass a rule to prevent unbreakable rules though.
Last edited by Deadman on Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:48 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Proposal: One man, one vote
That is possible, I'd rather an amendment that you cannot make a person's vote count for less than 1. With no silly clauses.
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Re: Proposal: One man, one vote
Nay
"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom." - Gandalf
J.R.R. Tolkien, Council of Elrond, The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Council of Elrond, The Fellowship of the Ring