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Giving The Gift Of Public Office, James A. Gardner
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
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
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
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
Report Card: Grading The Country's Response To Columbine, Scott R. Simpson
Buffalo Law Review
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