From: Henry P Towsner (htowsner_at_stanford.edu)
Date: Sat Aug 17 2002 - 17:05:29 PDT
> Six: In some place, at some time, all of you held positions of a > secret nature and had knowledge that was invaluable to an enemy. > > Crowd: <silence> > > Six: Like me, you are here to have that knowledge protected... > or extracted. > > Two: That's the stuff to give 'em. > > Six: Unlike me, many of you have accepted the situation of your > imprisonment and will die here like rotten cabbages. > > Two: Keep going - they love it. > > Six: The rest of you have gone over to the side of our keepers. Which > is which? How many of each? Who's standing beside you now? I > intend to discover who are the prisoners and who the warders. I > shall be running for office in this election. > > Thus we see that the title of ultimate authority is Number Two, and that > eir authority derives from democratic election by the citizens. > > Number Two, in eir infinite wisdom, has declared that the next rule shall > give Six's answer to the following question: > > Two: Why did you resign? Judgement INVALID Style +0.5 Alas, while this rule does comment on the source of Number Two's authority, it neglects its own. As for style, I have to admit I wanted to see that question answered, which is worth a little style. Juge Henry -- Rule Date: 2002-08-18 00:05:57 GMT
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