ais523 wrote: > Well, one potentially worrying problem here; if a rule's text has a > lower power than the rule itself (say 0), then the text cannot affect > any aspect of the rule's operation. So how on earth does the rule know > what it's enforcing? > > Arguably, the text is part of the rule, thus must have the same Power. > (For instance, the first half of a passed proposal has the same Power as > the proposal itself.)
Gratuitous: The text can be duplicated in different context (e.g. as the text of a proposal or contract), but then arguably it isn't "its [the rule's] text" any more.