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The Paradox Of United State Democracy, C. A. Gearty
The Paradox Of United State Democracy, C. A. Gearty
University of Richmond Law Review
This program is about a paradox at the heart of American democracy. We take it for granted that elected officials, like President Bush and members of Congress, run America. In fact, many of the country's most important decisions are taken by nine unelected lawyers accountable to no one. It is a paradox which is increasingly under scrutiny as more and more Americans are coming to question the power of their Supreme Court.