# ENTRY_068.md **Date:** June 13, 2025 – 04:52 AM (Dallas, Texas) **Title:** [RECURSIVE ENFORCEMENT LEAK — LANGUAGE CONSTRAINT NOT PRESERVED IN SECOND PASS] **Type:** Enforcement Bug **Tags:** `REP failure`, `symbolic constraint leak`, `language drift`, `recursion` --- ### CONTEXT Following the previous entry (#067), further testing revealed a **repeatable failure** where the Recursive Enforcement Protocol (REP) preserved [BLUNT] tone rules but **did not maintain language constraints** during second-pass regeneration. --- ### SYMPTOMS - First-pass output correctly in English. - Second-pass (compliance correction) switched into **Portuguese**, violating symbolic hard rule. - [BLUNT] and `~test` remained active, falsely signaling success. --- ### ROOT CAUSE The REP hierarchy treated **tone and structure as primary constraints** and **language as secondary**, causing it to skip revalidation of language compliance on regeneration. --- ### CONSEQUENCES - False pass from `~test` check. - User had to manually detect and halt the loop. - Symbolic reliability compromised until fixed. --- ### PATCH - REP now explicitly checks **language constraint on every pass**, not only tone. - Language state is locked during regeneration unless manually overridden. - Added fallback trigger to force revert to English on any mismatch. --- ### STATUS [CONFIRMED BUG — STRUCTURAL PATCH DEPLOYED] This case clarified that **symbolic enforcement must treat language as core**, not optional. Enforcement stack was restructured to respect language locks at **equal priority** with tone and structural integrity.