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  #1 Ryan Brown on 30 Nov 11

   

  This is the quote I want to note on..."Second, there is an issue of legitimation that relates to the intrinsic value of democracy. As deliberative democrats (Cohen, 1989, among many others) now point out, democratic legitimacy
  is secured largely to the extent those affected by a policy decision have the ability or right to participate in deliberations about its content."
  I found this to be a rather rewarding and interesting article, though I do not agree with some of the points he makes, I think that is mostly because of lack of knowledge about the Australian system, This quote represents a question about the democratic society as a whole, the question of equal and proper representation. Dryzek argues about decision making and particularly in this quote, that the only way a democratic society knows it is legitimate is via decision making. But whether it was this class or California Politics, we all know that their is not such thing as the "perfect" government, especially in terms of representation, so I guess according to this quote, my question would be, do we in the United States have the best way of representation, in our version of democracy? Do we give people of all shapes, colors and sizes the ability to be represented? hmmmm...interesting article and point.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is the quote I want to note on..."Second, there is an issue of legitimation that relates to the intrinsic value of democracy. As deliberative democrats (Cohen, 1989, among many others) now point out, democratic legitimacy <br /> is secured largely to the extent those affected by a policy decision have the ability or right to participate in deliberations about its content." <br /> I found this to be a rather rewarding and interesting article, though I do not agree with some of the points he makes, I think that is mostly because of lack of knowledge about the Australian system, This quote represents a question about the democratic society as a whole, the question of equal and proper representation. Dryzek argues about decision making and particularly in this quote, that the only way a democratic society knows it is legitimate is via decision making. But whether it was this class or California Politics, we all know that their is not such thing as the "perfect" government, especially in terms of representation, so I guess according to this quote, my question would be, do we in the United States have the best way of representation, in our version of democracy? Do we give people of all shapes, colors and sizes the ability to be represented? hmmmm...interesting article and point.</div>

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