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Cheap Talk Citizenship: The Democratic Implications Of Voting With Dollars, Bruce E. Cain
Cheap Talk Citizenship: The Democratic Implications Of Voting With Dollars, Bruce E. Cain
University of Richmond Law Review
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Political Realities And Unintended Consequences: Why Campaign Finance Reform Is Too Important To Be Left To The Lawyers, Kenneth R. Mayer
Political Realities And Unintended Consequences: Why Campaign Finance Reform Is Too Important To Be Left To The Lawyers, Kenneth R. Mayer
University of Richmond Law Review
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Response To Voting With Dollars: A New Paradigm For Campaign Finance, Fred Wertheimer, Alexandra T.V. Edsall
Response To Voting With Dollars: A New Paradigm For Campaign Finance, Fred Wertheimer, Alexandra T.V. Edsall
University of Richmond Law Review
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Dollars And Sense: A "New Paradigm" For Campaign Finance Reform?, Daniel A. Farber
Dollars And Sense: A "New Paradigm" For Campaign Finance Reform?, Daniel A. Farber
University of Richmond Law Review
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Voting With Cues, Elizabeth Garrett
Voting With Cues, Elizabeth Garrett
University of Richmond Law Review
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Vouchers And Buckley: The Need For "Regime Change", Richard L. Hasan
Vouchers And Buckley: The Need For "Regime Change", Richard L. Hasan
University of Richmond Law Review
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Why A New Paradigm?, Bruce Ackerman, Ian Ayres
Why A New Paradigm?, Bruce Ackerman, Ian Ayres
University of Richmond Law Review
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Malignant Democracy: Core Fallacies Underlying Election Of The Judiciary, Jeffrey W. Stempel
Malignant Democracy: Core Fallacies Underlying Election Of The Judiciary, Jeffrey W. Stempel
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There is no requirement of democratic theory that mandates that all public offices be filled by election. This is particularly true in modern democratic states, which are simply too large to justify the administrative burden of electing everyone who has significant responsibilities in our society.
Examples of this are everywhere in modern democracies, such as the United States and Europe. In England, for example, the Prime Minister is not directly elected by the people. Does this mean Great Britain has ceased to be a democracy? In most large, sophisticated nation-states, national cabinet officers have great power but are the political …