Detail: http://zenith.homelinux.net/cotc/viewcase.php?cfj=2738

===================  CFJ 2738 (Interest Index = 1)  ====================

    If it were ADOPTED right now, the Citrine Fix proposal would
    amend a rule.

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Caller:                                 coppro

Judge:                                  c.
Judgement:                              FALSE

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History:

Called by coppro:                       17 Nov 2009 23:54:29 GMT
Assigned to c.:                         28 Nov 2009 23:52:48 GMT
Judged FALSE by c.:                     29 Nov 2009 05:36:41 GMT

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Caller's Arguments:

Preventing a proposal from taking effect is secured at power threshold
3. This means that Citrine Fix cannot do it. Common sense, however,
says that the proposal is not actually preventing itself from taking
effect, just that when it takes effect, it decides that it will do
nothing.

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Caller's Evidence:

On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 4:46 PM, comex <comexk@gmail.com> wrote:
> I submit the following proposal and make it distributable:
> {
> Proposal: Citrine Fix (AI=2, II=0)
>
> [Justiciar isn't defined anymore, get rid of references.]
> If a rule named "Major Arcana" exists, this proposal has no effect.
>
> Amend Rule 1450 (Separation of Powers) by removing:
>
>       Lest the entire judicial process fall under the control of a
>       single entity, any change that would result in the holder of
>       Clerk of the Courts and the owner of Justiciar being entangled
>       is canceled and does not occur, rules to the contrary
>       notwithstanding.
>
> Repeal Rule 2246 (Submitting a CFJ to the Justiciar).
>
> Amend Rule 911 (Appeal Cases) by replacing the text from "then:" to
> "otherwise, the CotC" (inclusively) with "then the CotC".
> }

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Gratuitous Arguments by G.:

It takes effect, and then its effect is null.  This is different then
it not taking effect.  A proposal that tries to nullify itself from
taking effect would create a paradox, but a proposal that nullifies part 
its own internal effects (but not including nullifying the nullifying 
clause) means that at the very least, the nullifying clause has 
definitely taken effect by limiting the rest of the proposal's 
effectiveness.

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Gratuitous Arguments by G.:

H. Judge c., I forgot to add in my gratuity that a precedent
for this (that "take effect" is different then the general
idea of "having effects") is available in CFJ 1533 (see last 
few paragraphs of Judge Murphy's last arguments).  -G.

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Judge c.'s Arguments:

Has no effect != does not take effect. It is possible for a proposal  
to take effect but, having none, do nothing. Now, arguably, the clause  
states that the entire proposal-- including the clause itself-- has no  
effect, which arguably creates a paradox. I don't think so (we don't  
need to be hyper-literal), but I won't opine on the issue, because a  
paradox would cause the rule change to be ambiguous and thus fail. In  
no case is a rule actually amended. FALSE.

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