 It can be shown analytically that the basic thrust of the Condorcet result remains when assumptions regarding uniform and independent probabilities are relaxed (Boland, Proschan, &amp; Tong 1989; Dietrich &amp; Spiekermann 2013). The Condorcet result is significantly weakened, however, when applied in hierarchical representation, in which smaller groups first reach a majority verdict which is then carried to a second level of representatives who use a majority vote on that level (Boland 1989). More complicated questions regarding deliberative dynamics and representation require simulation using computers.