Re: [eia] issues to be addressed

["J.J. Young" <jjy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Then if we agree that, as Mike says, use of forcible access allows an
exception to an enforced peace, I support using the rule.

-JJY

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Gorman" <mpgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "public list for an Empires in Arms game" <eia@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [eia] issues to be addressed


> At 12:06 PM 3/30/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> >I am considering changing my vote,but I have one question first.  Does
the
> >wording allow a violated power to declare war on the intruder even if
under a
> >restricted peace ?  I realize there may be other reasons why the offended
> >party
> >could not declare war, such as having enemies inside the homenation,
> >etc.  But
> >I do not approve of the rule if a restricted peace allows someone to
tramp
> >through another's territory without threat of war.  I know the PP cost
> >would be
> >a deterent anyway,but the possibility of starting a war would be the
> >"clincher"
> >that would make forcible access OK with me.
> >
> >-JJY
> As far as I can tell, yes.  It refers to one of the clauses under the
> restrictions on declarations of war, but that is the one saying you cannot
> declare war on a major power when you have forces within that major
power's
> borders already, 4.2.2.1.  Since it refers to that subsection specifically
> and not 4.2.2 in general, I would say that 4.2.2.4, the restriction that
> you can't declare war under enforced peace, does not apply in this case.
>
> So this would be an exception to the enforced peace rules.
>
> It would also be an exception to 4.2.2.2, restricting declarations of war
> on another major power when enemy forces are within your borders.  Not a
> surprising exception really, but still an exception.
>
> Mike
>
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