should it be decisive, as in his case it turns out to be— determines who shall rule not only him but also every other person in the State. Consequently, he ought to know that his right to vote implies the right to determine who shall rule all persons in the State. He also ought to know that his vote will have that effect if the circumstances are favourable. Now, whatever goes for the one actual voter of our hypothetical case also goes for the swing voter in a close election and indeed for any voter whatsoever. That is so because the legal rights of voters are the same regardless of how they or others vote and regardless of whether they or others vote at all. Thus, we see that the legal premise of voting in a Hobbesian democracy is that every person has the right to rule all other persons in the State (even if it is understood that few will succeed in getting to rule all others).