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Being 'at The Mercy Of Legislative Majorities' Is Merely Another Way Of Describing The Basic American Plan: Representative Democracy.
-Robert Bork
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Robert Bork
Being 'at The Mercy Of Legislative Majorities' Is Merely Another Way Of Describing The Basic American Plan: Representative Democracy.
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