I spend an Action Point to initiate a Call for Judgement on the
statement "VJ Rada is required to give G. a million dollars", and bar VJ
Rada from the case. I also request that this not be judged before CFJ
3587, as it hinges upon many of the same arguments.
Caller's Arguments (this is giving me high school debating flashbacks):
Following the precedent that will hopefully be set in CFJ**3587, it is
clear that parties to the contract 'Judicial Activism: the Contract' are
bound to act within the best interests of the game. I believe that lying
to fellow law-abiding players, even in the discussion forum, is contrary
to these interests and is therefore forbidden. It should be clear that
this is true - disrupting the order of Agora and confusing the players
does not help the game in any way, and makes it easier for scams to slip
by unnoticed. This specific case is particularly egregious as VJ Rada
was able to influence the content of an Official Proposal. There is no
question, either, that G. is a law-abiding player - E holds three
offices, through which it would be very easy for em to damage the
gamestate if e wanted. As e has not, this should not be in dispute.
Having established that parties to the contract in question are not
allowed to lie in this manner, it should be clear that VJ Rada is
required to follow through on the agreement - as G. authored the Silly
Person's Official Proposal as specified, VJ Rada should give em a
million dollars. One potential objection could be that the contract
cannot affect actions taken outside of the gamestate. I reject this
supposition, as there is no clear requirement for the contract (or
indeed the rules themselves) to be restricted thus. It can also be
argued that every action taken in Agora has effects in the real world,
due to the physical aspect of posting in the Fora. Regardless, there
seems to be no good reason for the potential of real money trading to be
excluded. As such, VJ Rada is on the hook for the money, as one would say.
