Re: [EM] Why it doesn't matter if prefer means anything

2005-10-11 Thread Jobst Heitzig
Dear Mike! You insist that it doesn't matter what prefer means and simultaneously define this: Definition of sincere voting: A voter votes sincerely if s/he doesn't falsify a preference, or fail to vote every preference that the balloting system in use would have allowed him/her to vote

[EM] Why it doesn't matter if prefer means anything

2005-10-10 Thread MIKE OSSIPOFF
I've posted a precise definition of prefer, but actually it doesn't matter what prefer means. In fact it doesn't matter if prefer means anything, for the purpose of my criteria. Some or all of my criteria use the word prefer, as do some of their supporting definitions. First, let me state