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Congress And The Legislative Web Of Trust, Alan L. Feld
Congress And The Legislative Web Of Trust, Alan L. Feld
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Trust in the legislative arena does not flow from altruism. It rests on two related foundations: personal interactions and rational incentives. Legislators must engage with each other over at least a two-year term and usually far longer. Their encounters reflect the dynamic of continuing players rather than one-time participants. Thus, failure to carry out commitments chills the possibility of future advantageous agreements with the aggrieved party. Moreover, the process of shared experience and personal interaction can create friendships that make the foundation for trust personal as well as professional. Further, each House of Congress has many of the characteristics of …
Shaping The Modern West: The Role Of The Executive Branch, John D. Leshy
Shaping The Modern West: The Role Of The Executive Branch, John D. Leshy
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The Babbitt Legacy At The Department Of The Interior: A Preliminary View, John D. Leshy
The Babbitt Legacy At The Department Of The Interior: A Preliminary View, John D. Leshy
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Water Rights For New Federal Land Conservation Programs: A Turn-Of-The-Century Evaluation, John D. Leshy
Water Rights For New Federal Land Conservation Programs: A Turn-Of-The-Century Evaluation, John D. Leshy
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Everything I Need To Know About Presidents I Learned From Dr. Seuss, Gary S. Lawson
Everything I Need To Know About Presidents I Learned From Dr. Seuss, Gary S. Lawson
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Oaths are out of fashion these days. This is an era in which it is widely considered unreasonable to expect the President of the United States to obey basic principles of law and justice, much less to honor something as abstract as an oath. Perjury the violation of a legally binding oath-is publicly defended as proof of the offender's humanity rather than his criminality. And one should not even mention in polite company something as gauche as honoring an oath of marriage. Those pesky vows of marital fidelity were, after all, just words.
The Electoral College, The Right To Vote, And Our Federalism: A Comment On A Lasting Institution, Luis Fuentes-Rohwer, Guy-Uriel Charles
The Electoral College, The Right To Vote, And Our Federalism: A Comment On A Lasting Institution, Luis Fuentes-Rohwer, Guy-Uriel Charles
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