On the blockchain, the code is the law of the jungle, and the people with their voting actions are the artificial law. The people refer to the whitepaper for some guidance or direction on how to impose the artificial law. The whitepaper speaks with a forked tongue, and out both sides of its mouth. It offers larger votes to people with bigger stake PoW, or proof of wallet. Meanwhile, there are persistent rumors about PoB. However, the two cannot exist on the same blockchain at the same time. With PoW a mixed bag of results is the best you're going to get.
RE: Proof that the Steem Whitepaper Both Schizophrenically Believes, and Does not Believe in “Voting Abuse.”