I believe that democratic deliberation takes place best when the ground rules of the deliberation are not set by the deliberators themselves. |
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If publicity surrounds the deliberation event, however, citizens beyond the small group of deliberators can also become informed about issues. |
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Deliberators identify with each other's decisions and actions, so that each deliberator's actions become the expression of the others' rational activity. |
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The Deliberators have investigated Roth but respond that clients refuse to pay taxes now or believe it's too hard to convince them. |
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