The real question here is whether democracy (i.e. the vote) is taken after influence games have been played out and resolved, or before. I think the vote shoul

The real question here is whether democracy (i.e. the vote) is taken after influence games have been played out and resolved, or before. I think the vote should be taken after influence has been applied, because I think part of what defines a person is their influence (it is perhaps the most important part, especially in questions of politics like this one).