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    It is not the case that Deliberative legitimacy requires epistemic competence that majority rule systematically undermines through aggregating uninformed preferences.

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    • 1.Experts systematically disagree on complex policy matters, so majority rule's epistemic weakness isn't solved by deferring to claimed competence.
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    • 2.Determining who possesses sufficient 'epistemic competence' requires non-neutral judgments vulnerable to self-serving manipulation by those in power.
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    • 3.Majority rule's legitimacy derives from equal respect and inclusion, which restrictions on voting based on competence fundamentally undermine.
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    • 1.Empirical research shows voters often lack factual knowledge about policy effects, yet majority voting treats all preferences equally regardless of expertise.
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    • 2.Aggregating uninformed preferences can systematically distort outcomes away from those that would satisfy people's actual values if they understood consequences.
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    • 3.Deliberative legitimacy requires decisions reflect reasoned judgment about the common good, not mere preference aggregation absent epistemic standards.
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