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Thursday, March 20, 2008
Direct Democracy In Action
Prof. Hamilton uses a somewhat disruptive protest at a Federalist Society meeting on affirmative action to make some good points. It is notable for her fairness, recognizing that the protest had a point, including per the misleading nature of the ballot measure at hand. She uses it to point to the problems of direct democracy, but in a fashion, underlines its importance (the protests made points dry testimony would not) as well.