Conceptual Organization of Nomic Rules

This document is an attempt at conceptually organizing the Nomic rules. Such a thing is difficult - suggestions are very welcome.

Sections

• Definitions of Offices
• Documents
• Fundamental structure of the game
• Judgement
• Players
• Rule changes
• Time
• Voting
• Winning, points, ``currencies''

Fundamental structure of the game

• 101 Players must follow rules. Definition of Initial Set.
• 102 Creation of mutable and immutable rules.
• 116 Limited Permissibility of the Unprohibited.
• 212 Precedence of rules.
• 219 Inconsistency in Nomic Rules - Statement to that effect. Win condition.
• 416 Resolutions
• 424 Contracts

Players

• 322 Limit on the number of Players.
• 382 Deregistration of inactive players
• 440 Hold Status

Documents

• 116 Limited Permissibility of the Unprohibited.
• 431 Default record-keeping
• 416 Resolution Record
• 391 Legislative Record
• 363 Case Histories
• 430 Syntax and semantics of the Roll
• 434 Description of the Current Player List
• 412 Freedom of Information Act
• 413 The Meta-Scoresheet

Rule changes

• 102 Creation of mutable and immutable rules.
• 106 Votes, procedure for adoption of rule changes.
• 107 Form of rule changes.
• 108 No retroactive rules.
• 109 Numbering for Rule Changes, reenactments, amendments, transmutations.
• 110 Transmuting immutable to mutable.
• 111 Precedence of immutable rules over mutable.
• 442 All may propose
• 439 Submission and distribution of proposals
• 209 Number of Votes required to pass a proposal.
• 210 Rule Changes take effect at completion of Vote.
• 318 Well formedness of proposed Rule Changes
• 391 Legislative Record
• 395 Legality of Proposals

Voting

• 106 Votes, procedure for adoption of rule changes.
• 201 Quorum for a Vote is 20% of Voters.
• 205 Voting Period is one week.
• 207 Voting procedure.
• 208 Revealing of Votes, Speaker's consent.
• 209 Number of Votes required to pass a proposal.
• 210 Rule Changes take effect at completion of Vote.
• 211 Proposer receives points based on Vote tally.
• 428 Default rules for voting
• 389 Reward for unanimous Proposals
• 414 Entitlement to Votes on Proposals

Definitions of Offices

• 103 Definition of Voter, Speaker, Player.
• 104 First Speaker is Jim Shea.
• 206 Each Voter has exactly one Vote. The Speaker may not Vote.
• 208 Revealing of Votes, Speaker's consent.
• 415 Vacant Offices
• 431 Default record-keeping
• 432 The Office of the Scorekeeper
• 363 The Office of Custodian of the Bar
• 330 Default rules for Executive Orders
• 394 The Speaker is a salaried Officer
• 412 Freedom of Information Act

Winning, points, ``currencies''

• 112 Win condition: N points.
• 413 The Meta-Scoresheet
• 202 Points.
• 433 Conservation of Points
• 203 100 Points required to win. When a game ends by points.
• 211 Proposer receives points based on Vote tally.
• 215 Delivering Judgement
• 219 Inconsistency in Nomic Rules - Statement to that effect. Win condition.
• 303 Voters get one point for votes
• 435 (Point) Bonus for small proposals
• 328 The definition of conservation
• 425 TUCs defined
• 385 Tucs (IV) granularity
• 401 Tucs (VII) transfers
• 399 Debt collecting
• 408 Cancelling debts

Time

• 117 Definition of Nomic Week.
• 443 Limit of three Proposals / player / Nomic Week.
• 205 Voting Period is one week.
• 333 Distribution time of proposals

Judgement

• 438 Definition of Judgement.
• 217 Guidance for Judgements.
• 219 Inconsistency in Nomic Rules - Statement to that effect. Win condition.
• 363 The Office of Custodian of the Bar, and the Case Histories.
• 423 Judicial qualification
• 429 Additional Disqualification Criteria
• 387 Selection of Judges