On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Ian Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 9:50 AM, ais523 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Tue, 2008-07-01 at 14:36 -0700, Ed Murphy wrote: >>> Detail: http://zenith.homelinux.net/cotc/viewcase.php?cfj=2028 >>> >>> ========================= Criminal Case 2028 ========================= >>> >>> the Reformed Bank of Agora violated R2144 by registering while >>> having the same basis (BobTHJ and Ivan Hope CXXVII) as the >>> Protection Racket, a registered player. >>> >>> ======================================================================== > > [SNIP] > >> Verdict: GUILTY/APOLOGY (null set of prescribed words) > > I CFJ on the statement "The Reformed Bank of Agora is a partnership." > > Arguments: > > By Rule 2145, a partnership must devolve its obligations onto its > members. This necessitates that the members be empowered to cause the > partnership to meet its obligations. > > In the case of criminal apologies, Rule 1504 requires that the apology > be submitted within 72 hours. However, the only way for the members > of the RBoA to cause it to submit an apology is to act on its behalf > without three objections. By Rule 1728, the minimum time-frame for > performing an action without N objections is four days. Thus, it is > impossible (without advance warning) for the RBoA to meet an > obligation to submit an apology. > > It follows that the members of the RBoA are not empowered to cause it > to submit an apology within the time requirements for doing so. I > therefore claim that the RBoA does not satisfactorily devolve its > obligations upon its members, and so it is not a partnership.
Gratuitous: The partners can enable themselves to fulfill this obligation within the time limit amending the RBoA with agreement of all parties. The partners may be able to substantially postpone the obligation by appealing the sentence before the deadline for the apology is up. -woggle
