An idea that's been knocking around my head as I've been researching
rule history. We're re-enacting some previously-existing concepts, and
it seems more economical to do so by resurrecting the old rules rather
than by enacting new ones. It'd be nice to have the resulting longer
history annotations in the ruleset, properly tracking the history of a
concept that's been repealed and re-enacted.
This assumes the passage of "instrument mechanics". A different version
could be done in its absence.
{{{
Amend rule 105 by appending after the item "(e) change the power of a
rule." the item:
(f) restore a former rule which is presently not a rule.
When restored, the former rule becomes a rule once more.
All substantive aspects of the restored rule, other than its
power, are identical to what they were at the instant the rule
most recently ceased to be a rule. The restored rule has power
equal to the minimum of the power specified by the restoring
instrument, defaulting to one if the restoring instrument does
not specify, and the maximum power permitted by other rules.
}}}
-zefram
