On Wed, 2019-07-31 at 20:07 -0400, D. Margaux wrote: > Ok--how about this: > > /// > { > Adopt a proposal with AI and other characteristics minimally > sufficient to give full effect to its terms, providing as follows: > > { The gamestate and ruleset are changed to what they were on 31 > July 2019. > > Then enact a Rule of power 4 entitled "Blah" that provides: "It > is and always has been IMPOSSIBLE to adopt any proposal that purports > to enact this Rule." } > } > /// > > It is IMPOSSIBLE to make THAT particular rule change. That isn't a rule change.
It would be possible to produce the same resulting ruleset and gamestate, however, by making the changes in a different order. > Or what about this: > > /// > { > Adopt a proposal with AI and other characteristics minimally > sufficient to give full effect to its terms, providing as follows: > > { The gamestate and ruleset are changed to what they were on 31 > July 2019. > > Then enact a Rule entitled "Foo" of power 4 that provides: "It > is IMPOSSIBLE to adopt, repeal, amend, or change any rules, rules to > the contrary notwithstanding." } > } > /// > > That is IMPOSSIBLE too because it re-enacts the Ossification rule (if > it was repealed) and then immediately violates it, which would be > IMPOSSIBLE if the Ossification rule were working properly. Again, that isn't a rule change, and the same resulting ruleset could be produced via making the changes in a different order. -- ais523