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Edmund Burke, in rejecting the idea that a member of Parliament should allow "instructions" from his constituents to dictate his decisions, observed that "government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment. What sort of reason is that in which the determination preceded the...

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Published in:Public Choice (1986-1998) 1998, Vol.96 (1-2), p.210
Main Author: Garrett, Elizabeth
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Campaign contributions
Competition
Direct democracy
Essays
Hypotheses
Interest groups
Mayors
Politics
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Summary:Edmund Burke, in rejecting the idea that a member of Parliament should allow "instructions" from his constituents to dictate his decisions, observed that "government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment. What sort of reason is that in which the determination preceded the discussion?" It is the sort of reason (or lack thereof) that lies behind the decisions of nearly half the states that have imposed limitations on the terms of their state legislators. In virtually all these cases, term limits were imposed through the instruments of direct democracy, and, during the campaigns, opponents and...
ISSN:0048-5829
1573-7101