On 3/26/26 09:28, Gregory Hayes via agora-discussion wrote: >> On Mar 25, 2026, at 9:25 PM, Mischief via agora-discussion >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On 3/25/26 7:44 AM, Gregory Hayes via agora-business wrote: >>> I submit the following proposal, entitled "Campaign Promises", with an AI >>> of 2: >>> === >>> Amend the first paragraph of Rule 2630, "The Administrative State", to read >>> as follows: >>> --- >>> Each officer CAN, with 1.5 Agoran consent, enact, amend, or repeal eir own >>> office's Administrative Regulations. Administrative Regulations have the >>> following properties: >>> --- >>> Enact a new power 2 rule, entitled "Platforms", with the following text: >>> --- >>> A candidate in an election CAN, with notice, designate a public document as >>> eir Platform for that election. A Platform SHOULD specify changes to the >>> Administrative Regulations for the office being elected. >>> When a candidate is elected to an office, if e has a Platform for that >>> election, any changes to that office's Administrative Regulations specified >>> by eir most recent Platform take effect. >>> --- >>> === >>> This is fairly straightforward - it's a way for a candidate in an election >>> to commit to a specific slate of Administrative Regulations in advance, so >>> that the voters can know for sure exactly what they're getting and how >>> their chosen candidate intends to conduct emself in office. >>> - Galle >> >> >> Winning an Election is more akin to 1.0 Agoran Consent, so it's effectively >> a lower bar. I'm not opposed (overall I'm leaning toward supporting this >> proposal) but thought it was worth highlighting >> >> -- >> Mischief >> Collar, Collector, Executor >> Hat: sleeping cap > It is a lower bar for implementing administrative regulations, but a higher > bar for repealing them - at the moment, Rule 2630 allows new electees to > repeal their administrative regulations by announcement. Since administrative > regulations only bind the officer, not other players, I think it's fine if > they're easier for the officer to enact than to repeal.
This isn't true in general; in particular, the Herald's administrative regulations allow awarding patent titles. I'd be very hesitant to allow enacting those without an actual 2 Agoran consent intent, so I'd probably be against this proposal. -- Janet Cobb Assessor, Rulekeepor
