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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family:
"Arial Rounded MT Bold"; color: black;">The election
methods trade-off paradox/impossibility theorems
paradox.<br>
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theory of elections
that there is no consistently democratic electoral system: the
impossibility
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because that presupposes a perfection not given to science as
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Richard Lung.
http://www.voting.ukscientists.com
Democracy Science series 3 free e-books in pdf:
https://plus.google.com/106191200795605365085
E-books in epub format:
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/democracyscience
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