Rule 103, if interpreted in modern Agoran terminology, to the best of my understanding, does not mean that Michael Norrish could possibly take hold of the office of Speaker, it means that he is and always has been the Speaker and every other Speaker has been an impostor. According to CFJ 2154, Michael Norrish was the speaker for the first game in 1993 Agora terminology, which ended long ago. This means Rule 103, though part of the ruleset, no longer does anything. If CFJ 2154 is ignored, then the rule defining Michael Norrish as Speaker has greater power than the rule defining the Speaker and so Michael Norrish is the Speaker. In either case, this would probably be FALSE; either Michael Norrish is incapable of forming a government or Michael Norrish's government already exists and "forming a government" would not make sense.
On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 8:18 PM, omd <c.ome...@gmail.com> wrote: > CFJ: Michael Norrish CAN form a government by announcement. > > Arguments: Rule 103 now states: > > The Speaker is an imposed office and a figurehead of Agora. The > Speaker is a person who has proven themselves to be worthy of > the title, and for a time can direct Agoran government affairs. > > At any time, each player shall be either a Voter or the Speaker; no > player may simultaneously be a Voter and a Speaker. At any time > there shall be exactly one Speaker. The term "player" in the rules > shall specifically include both the Voters and the Speaker. > > At the time of enactment, the office was vacant, but the rule now > requires there to be "exactly one Speaker". Who is it? The statement > of this CFJ provides one possibility. More likely, I suppose, is that > the requirement is simply impossible and therefore nobody is the > Speaker despite it, but that gets to the issues raised in the paradox > CFJ... > > Note that Rule 1006 (Offices) requires the holder of an office to be a > player, but Rule 103 takes precedence in case of a conflict.
