A rule I would consider would be that any decision should, all else being equal, maximize the degrees of freedom available to other persons relative to other ex

A rule I would consider would be that any decision should, all else being equal, maximize the degrees of freedom available to other persons relative to other exclusionary options. Obviously, this would require quite a bit of further discussion and fleshing out as to its precise meaning, but I'd take it as a starting point for philosophical analysis.