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I negate. Ought is an obligation.

Observation 1- Permissibility flows neg

I value Justice.

Pure egalitarian democracy is inconsistent with justice- problems of majority rule.
Brighouse and Fleurbaey 8
Brighouse, Harry Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, Madison and Fleurbaey, Marc Economics, University Paris Descartes, CNRS, LSE and IDEP. “Democracy and Proportionality.” The Journal of Political Philosophy. 2008.

Democracy is commonly conceived ... equality in both.

To solve, look to a principle of proportionality.
Brighouse and Fleurbaey 8
Brighouse, Harry Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, Madison and Fleurbaey, Marc Economics, University Paris Descartes, CNRS, LSE and IDEP. “Democracy and Proportionality.” The Journal of Political Philosophy. 2008.

In this article ... simple majority rule.

Thus, the standard is consistency with the principle of proportionality.

My burden is to prove CV better ensures a positive relation between power and stakes than VV.
Brighouse and Fleurbaey 8
Brighouse, Harry Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, Madison and Fleurbaey, Marc Economics, University Paris Descartes, CNRS, LSE and IDEP. “Democracy and Proportionality.” The Journal of Political Philosophy. 2008.

We believe, however ... Shapley-Shubik index.

AND, prefer because of the argument from geographic decentralization.
Brighouse and Fleurbaey 8
Brighouse, Harry Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, Madison and Fleurbaey, Marc Economics, University Paris Descartes, CNRS, LSE and IDEP. “Democracy and Proportionality.” The Journal of Political Philosophy. 2008.

Geographical decentralization of power ... in the proportionality principle.

I contend compulsory voting gives the less affected a disproportionate influence.

Saunders 10
Ben Saunders Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Stirling “Increasing Turnout: A Compelling Case?” Politics: 2010 Vol. 30(1), 70–77

Moreover, it has recently been ... with formal equality.

Abstention thus approximates proportionality.
Brighouse and Fleurbaey 8
Brighouse, Harry Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, Madison and Fleurbaey, Marc Economics, University Paris Descartes, CNRS, LSE and IDEP. “Democracy and Proportionality.” The Journal of Political Philosophy. 2008.

People don't vote when they're unaffected and disinterested- empirically proven.
Jakee and Sun 6
Keith Jakee Associate Professor of Economics, Florida Atlantic University and Guang-Zhen Sun Department of Economics, Monash University Public Choice (2006) 129: 61-75.

The upshot of this model ... the particular context).