[EM] Arrow's Theorem - The Return (again)

[Eric Gorr]

At 9:40 PM -0700 8/3/03, Alex Small wrote:
>Arrow assumes that, whether voters happen to have strict preferences or
>whether they instead rank some candidates equal, voters are free to report
>ANY transitive ranking of candidates (which might include equal rankings).

I have found no evidence, in the original work, to support this claim.

His proofs are based upon the relation 'R' takes into full account 
equal or distinct rankings.

While I could write to Dr. Arrow again, I would only want to do so if 
presented with a compelling reason based on the original work.