As it stands, moderators are unable to enforce threads are posted in the current forum with regards to CAaSS because of the "void for vagueness" doctrine, in which rules are unenforceable if they are too vague for the average person to understand. Because one of the rules is currently unenforceable, we need to expedite a solution, and immediately define the scope of CAaSS.
The problem is that even moderators cannot decide what the scope of CAaSS is. Because of that, we certainly can't expect users to know. In order to relegitimize moderator action in this area, the scope of CAaSS needs to be defined in a way that minimizes ambiguity.
I think the best way to do this would be to create a whitelist of topics allowed for CAaSS. Obviously, users can submit recommendations for additional topics that might be considered permissible. And because the forum is about current affairs, there needs to be a standard that requires the thing being posted is reasonably current. Here are my proposed standards:
The thread must be about one of the following topics:
-- Government and politics
-- Scientific research
-- War or violent conflict, or the resolution thereof
-- Natural disasters
-- Economics, financial markets, or business news
-- Major crimes
-- Meta-discussions of media covering these topics
Furthermore, there must have been a development in the specific topic in the past three months for it to qualify, otherwise it can go somewhere like Loud Noises.
I think these standards clarify the intention of CAaSS, and can be easily understood by users and moderators, while leaving a number of subjects to discuss.