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construe (or construct).21 But the Constitution is not Judge Thapar’s Constitution. Its legitimacy derives from the people, not from the person interpreting
may be- come disillusioned with the democratic system.38 Moreover, questioning the legitimacy of election results can undermine the authority of
takings rationale is the focus of this Note, however, and whatever the legitimacy of fairness or takings considerations in the formulation of the 1970 Act
and community members. Clinics offer a unique mix of substantive expertise and institutional legitimacy, along with an insider-outsider perspective
ideals of democracy, individual rights, legitimacy, accountability, and the rule of law suggest that even in times of acute danger, government is limited
court’s ability to gather facts, interpret the law, and predict the consequences of its decisions—and to the court’s political standing or legitimacy
at 7-8. 23. See, e.g., id. at 139 (discussing how the mere presence of lawyers can “lend an air of importance and legitimacy” to movement
is, lacking in dignitary legitimacy—because trustees are subjected to limited judicial oversight or adversarial proceedings.283 Relat- edly, Chapter 7
example, Chapter 7 consumer bankruptcy has been criticized as “pro- cedurally bankrupt”—that is, lacking in dignitary legitimacy—because trustees are
the preferences a veneer of “legitimacy that derive[s] from [their] appearance of inevitability.” DUNCAN KENNEDY, A CRITIQUE OF ADJUDICATION 248