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Temporal Standing and Authority Matrix

Status: candidate pre-production Content canon status: unset

| Temporal relation | What may persist | What must be revalidated | What must not be presumed | |---|---|---|---| | Earlier self → present self | History, commitment, reliance, consequence | Scope, current context, authority, review conditions | Unchanged preference | | Present self → later self | Consequence, option closure, obligation, material condition | Future-standing representation and reversibility | Future consent | | Predecessor → successor | Assets, records, contracts, defined obligations | Authority by operation and scope | Unlimited inherited sovereignty | | Earlier consent → new use | Historical witness and surviving obligations | Purpose, recipient, duration, version, renewal | Continuing consent | | Earlier projection → current action | Historical explanation | Current validity and source recognition | Current direct evidence | | Emergency authority → ordinary state | Historical necessity and consequence | Continuing need, expiry, competent review | Permanent emergency power | | Commitment → changed circumstances | Reliance, completed work, residual obligation | Proportional continuation, narrowing, release | Captivity | | Dissolved loop → residual state | Records, repair, unresolved obligation, provenance | Custody, deletion, successor responsibility | Continuing mission authority |

Temporal gate

continuity
commitment scope
authority validity
consent validity
future standing
irreversibility
option preservation
reliance
review availability
succession
release

Hard distinctions

future standing ≠ future consent
continuity ≠ sameness
persistence ≠ legitimacy
history ≠ current authority
release ≠ erasure
succession ≠ unlimited transfer
rollback ≠ full repair

Governing principle

The present may act only with the authority it actually holds, while preserving the standing of those who will inherit what cannot later be corrected.