An open candidate selection process would provide less incentive for the issuance of material benefits to only a few delegates while the constituency is neglected.
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The upcoming Supreme Court session will address notable cases about the rights of different groups. The cases go to the heart of how U.S. laws protect both individual and group rights.
Citizens voting directly on policy seems like a good idea. But that led to the Brexit mess in the UK. In the US, two scholars say direct democracy deepens distrust of politics and government.
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell
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Associate Professor of Political Science; Director of the Center for Public Opinion, University of Massachusetts Lowell
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Professor and Chair, Department of Public Policy and Administration, California State University, Sacramento
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Doctoral Fellow, Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences, University of Bamberg
