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Book Review. Legitimacy And History: Self-Government In American Constitutional Theory, Daniel O. Conkle Jan 1994

Book Review. Legitimacy And History: Self-Government In American Constitutional Theory, Daniel O. Conkle

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A Law Antecedent And Paramount, Fred H. Cate Jan 1994

A Law Antecedent And Paramount, Fred H. Cate

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Different Religions, Different Politics: Evaluating The Role Of Competing Religious Traditions In American Politics And Law, Daniel O. Conkle Jan 1994

Different Religions, Different Politics: Evaluating The Role Of Competing Religious Traditions In American Politics And Law, Daniel O. Conkle

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In addressing the role of religion in politics and law, American political theory has strongly embraced the principle of religious equality. In this article, I explain how this principle has evolved and how it has nourished the privatization of religion and the secularization of public discourse by generating the view that public evaluations of religion are inappropriate. Under this view, religion is a private good that lacks public significance. As matters merely of private taste, matters that cannot be evaluated publicly, religious positions on political issues are not to be "imposed" on other citizens.

I challenge this reading of the …


The Right To Privacy And The Public's Right To Know: The "Central Purpose" Of The Freedom Of Information Act, Fred H. Cate, D. Annette Fields, James K. Mcbain Jan 1994

The Right To Privacy And The Public's Right To Know: The "Central Purpose" Of The Freedom Of Information Act, Fred H. Cate, D. Annette Fields, James K. Mcbain

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