His initial thoughts conclude with this observation:
All in all, not a great day for those who believe, as I do, that "there is no good reason to allow disparities in wealth to be translated into disparities in political power. A well-functioning democracy distinguishes between market processes of purchase and sale on the one hand and political processes of voting and reason-giving on the other." (Dissent, quoting Sunstein 94 Colum. L. Rev 1390).Posted by armand at June 26, 2008 11:24 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Law and the Courts | Politics