POL SCI 21A Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Berke, Classical Liberalism
11 Dec 2018
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Conservatives tend to avoid dissent in a number of ways: Present, now, me (classical liberal) future, those not yet born. Direct versus republic direct-the people/voters/ masses are the legislature (big issues g. g. i. a. t. u. ) republic- representative elected legislature (only at the federal level) Corporatist: scandinavian mussolini form in which all groups even weak ones represented (weakness: based on a static society) Participatory: does not work, requires too much effort and knowledge. Theories of representation: edmund berke versus jean jacques rousseau. Uses own judgment for the national public good reality: representatives are voter mandated on ggiatu (guns gays israel. Abortion taxes unemployment) representatives use their own judgment on issues which the public is largely unaware of. Rousseau the smaller the representation, the better the perfect representation is you representing yourself. Experience of legislatures decline (government of the lobbyists) Simple: 50% + 1 vote (ordinary laws) : (60/100 senators need to end a filibuster)
