Hold us to this
These principles are versioned, publicly challengeable, and cited in the decisions they constrain.
A principle that cannot be violated in a specific, observable way is not a principle. Each of these is written so that a stranger could point at something and say: that breaks number four.
That is the intended use.
THIS RULES OUT
- No principle quietly deleted.
- No exception granted without being recorded.
- No claim of adherence without evidence attached.
HOW TO CHECK US
- Each principle carries a version and a change history.
- Decisions in the Journal reference the principle they were tested against.