On 23 May 2013 22:09, Charles Walker <charles.w.wal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 23 May 2013 21:25, Tanner Swett <swe...@mail.gvsu.edu> wrote:
>> On May 23, 2013, at 4:18 PM, Sean Hunt wrote:
>>> On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Tanner Swett <swe...@mail.gvsu.edu> wrote:
>>>> Hm. I like the land metaphor; let me retheme the proposal around it (and
>>>> make some other cosmetic tweaks while I'm at it)
>>>
>>> I think alliances should be a different rule; they may have other
>>> application (and it would be cool if multiple aspects of gameplay
>>> interacted via alliances, so a move in one place would have consequences
>>> elsewhere).
>>
>> I like that idea, too. I'll amend the proposal thus.
>
> I had a proto somewhere once for "Parties", which had Whips on votes
> and each party tried to get its leader elected to Speaker. I'll have a
> look and see if I can find it.
Here it is. Parts have been amended to fit Yaks. This could be
integrated with Stones/Igora/Alliances without too much difficulty, it
seems.
{
tl;dr:
- Parties are groups of players
- They are governed by their own constitution, which are amended
according to the constitution or without objection from another party
member
- Members SHALL obey their party constitutions
- You can only be a member of one party at a time; other than that
parties govern their own joining and leaving procedures
- They have Leaders, Deputy Leaders
- They pay a lower rate of Tax
- Parties can 'whip' their members to vote a particular way on an
Agoran decision
- Once each quarter there can be a General Election
- The winning party's leader becomes the Speaker and can assign prerogatives
Enact a Power 2 Rule entitled "Parties" with the following text:
A party is a type of second-class person and a player. The
Returning Officer is an office; eir report includes a list of
all parties.
Party membership is a first-class player switch, tracked by the
Returning Officer, with values of each party and Independent
(default). A player CAN flip eir party membership by
announcement, provided that e satisfies any conditions for doing
so in the constitutions of the prior party (if any) and the new
party (if any).
Each party has a constitution, which must contain its name and
any conditions for joining and leaving the party; it CAN be
amended by any of its members without objection from another
member. A party member CAN amend eir party's constitution by
announcement when authorised to do so by eir party's
constitution. Party members SHALL obey eir party's constitution.
The Returning Officer's monthly report contains the text of each
party's constitution.
Leader and Deputy Leader are party switches, tracked by the
Returning Officer, with values of each of the party's members
and none (default). A member of a party CAN flip its Leader or
Deputy Leader without objection from another party member. A
party member CAN flip its Leader or Deputy Leader by
announcement when authorised to do so by the party constitution.
A Independent player CAN create a party with two Independent
support, specifying the text of the new party's constitution.
Upon the creation of the party the party membership of its
creator and each Supporter flips to the new party.
A player CAN dissolve (destroy) a party without three
objections.
---
Enact a Rule entitled "Whipping" with the following text:
A party's constitution can specify the Rebellion Fines to be
paid, in Yaks, for defying each of a One, Two and Three Line
Whip.
When authorised to do so by eir party's constitution, a party
member CAN set eir party's Whip on a specified proposal in the
Proposal Pool by announcement, specifying one of FOR or AGAINST
and whether the Whip is One, Two or Three Lines.
When authorised to do so by eir party's constitution, a party
member CAN, by announcement, set eir party's Whip on an election
during its nomination period, specifying one of the candidates
and whether the Whip is One, Two or Three Lines.
Party members SHOULD vote according to eir party's Whip on an
Agoran decision. If ey fail to do so, ey SHALL transfer the
relevant Rebellion Fine (if any) to eir party in a timely manner
afterwards.
For an Agoran decision with an adoption index the party of the
proposal's author and the Whips of each party, if any, on the
proposal are essential parameters.
---
Amend Rule 2138 (The Interstellar Associate Director of Personnel) by replacing
a) The holder of each office.
with:
a) The holder of each office, and eir party.
---
Amend Rule 2154 (Election Procedure) by appending to the numbered list:
5) The party of each candidate and the Whips, if any, of each
party on the decision are essential parameters.
---
Amend Rule 103 (The Speaker) to read:
The Speaker is an imposed office and a figurehead of Agora. The
Speaker is a person who has proven themselves to be worthy of
the title, and for a time can direct Agoran government affairs.
When a player comes to hold the office of Speaker, eir party
membership is flipped to Independent and CANNOT be changed while
e remains in office, Rules to the contrary notwithstanding.
---
Enact a Power 2 Rule entitled "Government" with the following text:
The following are imposed offices, collectively termed the
Ministries:
a) Majority Leader. The Majority Leader CAN veto a specified
ordinary decision in its voting period by announcement; this
increases its Adoption Index by 1.
b) Minority Leader. The Minority Leader CAN filibuster a
specified ordinary decision in its voting period by
announcement; this makes it Democratic and sets its quorum to
half the number of eligible voters, except if that would
decrease the quorum, Rules to the contrary notwithstanding.
c) Chief Whip. The Chief Whip's voting limit on an Ordinary
decision is 1.5 times what it would otherwise be.
d) Chancellor of the Exchequer. When the Yak Herdor is required
to destroy a number of the Chancellor's Yaks, e is only
required to destroy half the number e would otherwise be
required to, rounded down, Rules to the contrary
notwithstanding.
e) Committee Chairman. The Committee Chairman CAN, if e has not
already done so to a given proposal, subject a specified
proposal in the Proposal Pool to Death by Committee by
announcement; this flips the proposal's Distributability to
0. If e has not already done so in the current week, the
Committee Chairman CAN give a specified proposal in the
Proposal Pool Committee Approval by announcement; this
doubles the proposal's Distributability.
If e has not already done in the current month, or if e has not
done so since e gained office, the Speaker CAN form a Government
by announcement.
A valid announcement of the formation of a Government assigns
exactly one active player to each of the Ministries; no player
can be assigned to more than one Ministry. Upon the formation of
a Government, each of the Ministries comes to be held by the
player assigned to it by the Speaker.
---
Enact a Power 2 Rule entitled "General Elections" with the following text:
If there has not been a General Election in the current Agoran
Quarter, then any Party Leader CAN Call a General Election by
announcement. In a timely fashion after a General Election is
Called, the Returning Officer CAN and SHALL initiate the Agoran
decision to elect the Speaker. For this decision:
1) The valid options are the Party Leaders,
2) The eligible voters are the active players other than the
Speaker, and
3) Each eligible voter's voting limit is what it would be on an
Ordinary decision initiated at the same time, and can be
changed in the same manner as on an Ordinary decision, except
that the decision cannot be made Democratic.
Upon the resolution of this decision, if the outcome is a party
leader, and e got more votes than all other party leaders
combined, e becomes the Speaker.
---
Set the 2nd Class Tax Threshold to 400 and the 2nd Class Tax Rate to 50.
---
}
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Walker
