will, or denied a voice in collectively binding decisions. In the case of the right to vote, it is only when used in coordination with strangers that its exercise is likely significantly to advance our interests over the baseline protection secured by its bare existence. By ourselves, however, we cannot ensure that others will be willing to cooperate and coordinate politically, and the effort to organize such cooperation may not be worth it. So even if having an equally weighted vote can be critical to our freedom and equality, it is an open question if and when its exercise will promote our interests.
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