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2005

Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

University at Buffalo School of Law

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Giving The Gift Of Public Office, James A. Gardner Jul 2005

Giving The Gift Of Public Office, James A. Gardner

Buffalo Law Review

This interpretive essay, written for the Buffalo Law Review's annual essay issue, identifies an increasingly common pathology of American democracy in which voters treat the election of public officials not as an instrumental act designed to influence public policy, but as an opportunity to present public office as a gift to those who have pleased, entertained, or moved them. The reelection of Strom Thurmond to the Senate at age 93 and the election of nearly forty congressional widows to their late husbands' seats exemplify this trend. Although this behavior bears a passing resemblance to eighteenth-century habits of political deference and …


Law As Communitarian Virtue Ethics, Sherman J. Clark Jul 2005

Law As Communitarian Virtue Ethics, Sherman J. Clark

Buffalo Law Review

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Making Sense Of The Sense Of Justice, Markus Dirk Dubber Jul 2005

Making Sense Of The Sense Of Justice, Markus Dirk Dubber

Buffalo Law Review

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Autonomy And End-Of-Life Decision Making: Reflections Of A Lawyer And A Daughter, Ray D. Madoff Jul 2005

Autonomy And End-Of-Life Decision Making: Reflections Of A Lawyer And A Daughter, Ray D. Madoff

Buffalo Law Review

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Report Card: Grading The Country's Response To Columbine, Scott R. Simpson Jan 2005

Report Card: Grading The Country's Response To Columbine, Scott R. Simpson

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.