[EM] Normative criteria

[MIKE OSSIPOFF]

Chris, what do you mean when you say that a criterion is "normative"?

If you're considering referring me to some glossary somewhere, then I 
suggest that, if you're using the word, then presumably you know what you 
mean by it. What do you mean by "normative"? Exactly what do you mean by it?

Is Condorcet's Criterion normative? Is Participation normative? If so, then 
we must accept that a method is going to fail at least some normative 
criteria.

And who decides which criteria are normative?

Mike Ossipoff

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