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    It is not the case that Subjection is defined by the relationship of domination over outcomes, not by the formal distribution of votes in the procedure producing those outcomes.

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    • 1.Subjection requires intentional domination by identifiable agents; unequal outcomes alone don't prove someone is dominated by others.
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    • 2.Without procedural protections like voting rights, there's no mechanism to constrain power; procedures aren't sufficient but are necessary.
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    • 3.Defining subjection by outcomes rather than process makes it impossible to distinguish domination from legitimate collective decision-making.
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    • 1.Voting procedures can be manipulated through agenda-setting, information control, or structural constraints while formally preserving equal votes.
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    • 2.A person subjected to others' will despite voting equally suffers real domination; procedural equality masks substantive powerlessness.
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    • 3.Historical examples show formal democratic procedures coexisting with systematic subjection of minorities to majority preferences.
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