«“Caitlin Perigal, as matriarch of this habitat, you are hereby charged with a category-five infringement of the democratic process. It is alleged that you tampered with the polling apparatus, to the intended benefit of your house.”»

– Aurora Rising (Alastair Reynolds)

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Ah, now we get to the “fiction” part of this science fiction: the strong enforcement of the norms of democracy.