The Nuclear Option

The Nuclear Option is a SBFW policy in which the proposal passing rate is set at 51% so that only a simple majority of support is needed for a proposal to pass. The policy was first introduced in April 2017, and was first implemented in August 2017. It was partially repealed in January 2018, with the policy now only applying to demotion requests.

First Introduction
The policy was first proposed by The Terrible Travis on April 5, 2017. At the time of its introduction, the proposal passing rate was 70%. Many users thought lowering the proposal passing rate to 51% (a 19% drop) was too extreme and suggested that the proposal be modified to lower the rate to 60% instead. As the proposal did not have enough support to passed in its original form, Travis complied with such requests. It passed on April 14, 2017 with 83% support.

Second Introduction/First Implementation
On August 17, 2017, The Terrible Travis reintroduced the original draft of his The Nuclear Option proposal. The proposal passed narrowly on August 24, 2017, with 61% support.

Repeal Effort
On August 31, 2017, shortly after the policy's implementation, Squidnerd proposed to rescind it. The repeal effort failed narrowly, with it recieving 50% support, just 1% short of that needed to pass.

Partial Repeal
On January 5, 2018, Squidnerd introduced an omnibus proposal that included several different policies. One of these policies was the partial repeal of the Nuclear Option. It was passed on January 26, 2018, bringing the proposal passing rate back up to 60% (with the exception of demotion requests).