{"id":"view-never-decreases","text":"`_handle_view_change` silently drops any message with `msg.view <= self.current_view`, enforcing monotonically non-decreasing view progression across all nodes.","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/05/29/byzantine-fault-tolerance-pbft-_handle_view_change.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":[],"metadata":{},"explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"view-never-decreases","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}