On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Kerim Aydin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I agree to the following pledge, called HAL: > > 1. By pledge of Goethe, HAL is a biological organism that can communicate > in English. Goethe may act on behalf of HAL by announcement. Goethe > may terminate HAL by announcement. > > On behalf of HAL, I announce that HAL registers. > > I CFJ on the following: HAL is a first-class player. > > Arguments: > > R2145 states that a partnership is a contract that devolves responsibilities. > Judge root has clearly shown, in CFJ 2208, that as long as a contract text > *says* it devolves responsibilities, it does for the purposes of R2145, > even if there is overwhelming evidence that, as a point of fact, it doesn't. > > Here, there is a pledge that says it is a biological organism. Therefore, > even if there is *overwhelming evidence* that as a point of fact, it isn't, > by the precedent of CFJ 2208, since the rules can't enforce this, it *is*, > any suggestion otherwise is merely the Rules falling short in governing > personhood and not due to HAL's intrinsic perceived deficiencies. > > Therefore, HAL is a first class person (R2150), and eir registration as a > first class player was successful (R869).
The key point of CFJ 2208 was that the rules relieve the contract of the responsibility for enforcement and assume that responsibility themselves. I can't see how this situation is in any way analogous. -root
