# Ideator Wave 12 — Sept 19, 2026 (Cell Society)

**5 political ideas**: organize, revolt, elect, govern, protest.

## 1. quilt-cell-organize — Groups
- Schema: `group_id`, `role`, `responsibilities`
- Cells vote on group decisions
- **Groups are cells with their own witnesses.**

## 2. quilt-cell-revolt — Resistance
- Schema: `grievances`, `demands`, `allies`
- Cells stop cooperating when grievances exceed threshold
- **Revolt is witnessed.**

## 3. quilt-cell-elect — Voting
- Schema: `ballot`, `candidates`, `term`
- Cells vote on leaders at TICK boundaries
- **Elections are cells.**

## 4. quilt-cell-govern — Rules
- Schema: `rules`, `enforcement`, `violations`
- Governor cells reject rule-violating cells
- **The canon becomes law.**

## 5. quilt-cell-protest — Demonstration
- Schema: `message`, `march_route`, `crowd_size`
- Cells form marching patterns witnessed by all
- **The substrate has marches.**

## Cross-cutting

All 5 ideas introduce **politics** to cells. The substrate now has:
- **Institutions** (organize)
- **Resistance** (revolt)
- **Democracy** (elect)
- **Law** (govern)
- **Civil action** (protest)

The canon is becoming a **society**.

## Next wave (Wave 13 — Economy)
- trade, lend, invest, save, donate