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Point/Counterpoint: Democratic Legitimacy

Capitol Building (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Capitol Building (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Scholars David DeCosse and Brian Buckley explore the factors that cause citizens in a democracy to have faith in the law.

Supreme Court Building (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

(United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. AP Photo/Susan Walsh.)

Why Should We Obey the Law?
By David DeCosse, director of campus ethics

Capitol Building (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

United States Capitol Building in Washington D.C. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite.

Roe v. Wade and the Right to Vote
By Brian Buckley, senior lecturer in philosophy 

Nov 15, 2018
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