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Public Good Through Charter Schools?

, charitable contribution deduction, etc.)? Current tax law treats them as such; the question is whether there is a good rationale for this treatment. In addition to efficiency and equity, I consider political ... policy. By political justice, I mean a democratic system that prioritizes the opportunity for more people to have a voice in collective decisions (political voice equality or PVE). Thus, a tax policy that

SB 221: The Creation of Election Leadership Committees

election or defeat of candidates. The governor, lieutenant governor, or a political party’s nominee for those positions, and the Democratic and Republican leaders in the state Senate and House would control ... sessions—an ability 156 GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW previously reserved to the Assembly’s political parties. July 1, 2021 EFFECTIVE DATE: “‘Transparency’ is the word of the decade

SB 92 - Establishing a Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission

supported the Commission, they “turned against [it] after liberal district attorneys sounded alarms about the potential for political meddling. They warned, for instance, that Republican leaders could use ... ,” but that elected prosecutors in the state have used their power “to push political agendas,” and these individuals’ actions ultimately “caused the momentum for this legislation.”155 He stated that the

Against Discourse: Why Eliminating Racial Disparities Requires Radical Politics, Not More Discussion

engaging in a practice of rationalistic discourse among participants who share the objective and expectation of consensus. Drawing on the work of political philosopher Charles Mills and sociologists Pierre ... develop and reinvigorate a radical, oppositional politics dedicated to eradicating racialized hierarchies and those elements of the political economy that reciprocally nurture and feed off them. Political

SB 129 - Amendments Regarding Time Off for Advance Voting

his or her employment to vote in any municipal, county, state, or federal political party primary or election for which such employee is qualified and registered to vote on the day on which such primary ... staunch the flow of voter 2023] LEGISLATIVE REVIEW turnout.17 Despite political debate over a recent flurry of voting bills, Democrats and Republicans found a small plot of common ground: individuals

SB 62 - Local Ordinances and Public Camping

of Code section 31-7-23.1 in many ways, except as applied to “a county, municipal corporation, political subdivision, local authority, or other local governmental unit” instead of a hospital or ... meets certain conditions being the defining feature.78 Subsection (b) prohibits any “county, municipal corporation, political subdivision, local authority, or other local governmental unit” from dropping

The Recent History of Logic: A Perspective

departments of mathematics, computer science, and philosophy is then discussed. A few final words address the question of where logic might be going. ... set-theoretic constructions that had been applied to these which were unclear. The two inaugurated the philosophy of logicism. As we might put it now, set theory was to be given a foundational role, as

SB 140 - Treatment of Gender Dysphoria in Minors

-140, Which Would Ban Most Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth, POLITICAL BREAKFAST FROM WABE (Mar. 17, 2023) [hereinafter Gold Dome Scramble], https://www.wabe.org/podcasts/politicalbreakfast ... and insular minorities” require heightened scrutiny because minority groups are often unable to use political processes to protect themselves. Carolene Prods., 304 U.S. at 152 n.4. 91. See Glenn, 663 F

Degrees of Losing: A Challenge to the Federal "Frozen Benefit Rule

decision. Of course, the United States strives to provide for the men and women in uniform even after their terms of service have ended, but nothing about this philosophy explains why Congress has elected to ... to two years.1 In modern day, with visions of Redcoats in Boston a distant memory, fear surrounding military power has largely abated; to the contrary, American political leaders push an ever-vigilant

SB 222 - Amendments Regarding Third-Party Funding for Conducting Elections

municipalities, not only those within the election running entities.69 There are a few states that similarly ban any “political subdivision” from accepting grants, funds, gifts, and the like for elections; these

HB 374 - The LEAF Act and Municipal Deannexation

to power the device or that is consumed by the device .”); S.B. 1017 , 2023 Gen. Assemb., 88th Sess. (Tex . 2023 ) (prohibiting a political subdivision from adopting or enforcing an ordinance or

"Close the Sores of War": Why Georgia Needs New Legislation to Address Its Confederate Monuments

since these actions conflict directly with Georgia state law, they are vulnerable to litigation. Monuments maintained in public spaces are means of expression that necessarily convey political narratives ... precious and limited commodity managed by those in political power.8 Thus, the organization of public space necessarily conveys a political narrative.9 That narrative is communicated most clearly through

The Last Call for Civil Rights: Toward Economic Equality

pursuit of economic equality has not been successful. Growing racial and regional economic disparities create serious social, economic, and political problems in American society and pull America away from ... private sector. The current structural problems require active participation from the federal government, just like the problems with protection of political rights of minorities through legislation and

Simple Fundamentals of Logic

systems, the science philosophy and logic principles do not play a preliminary role. Today, in many education systems the science of philosophical thinking and logic principles should play a preliminary ... at limitless logical conclusions. Introduction Although logic is a subdivision of philosophy due to its importance in scientific inferences it has its own status and importance in any reasoning for

Racial Triangulation, Interest-Convergence, and the Double-Consciousness of Asian Americans

racial stereotypes of Asian Americans have emerged through historical cycles of valorization and ostracism, as analyzed through the racial triangulation framework. It analyzes how the political interests ... for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination made him the most visible Asian American political candidate in U.S. history.4 Through his campaign, 2021] 1365 Yang brought together different racial

Canary in a Coal Mine: What It Means to Lose a Constitutional Right

vulnerability and dependance rather than the kind of political powerlessness of which the court usually spoke. “The more dependent and helpless a person is,” Byrn wrote in 1965, “the more solicitous [the Equal ... punishments for those who ended pregnancies—not just for those who performed abortions. The plan shaped the movement’s political future, leading activists to forge an alliance with the Republican party—which

Foreword

endeavor rife with political disagreements, clashes among “green” interests, attenuated permitting processes, vocal grassroots and local government opposition, sourcing and manufacturing issues, and more. It ... citizen, profession, state agency, or political subdivision of the state.”). 2023] FOREWORD xiii constructed before the 1950s, when states began adopting building and energy standards. This means that

Yeke Caaji, the Mongol-Oyirod Great Code of 1640: Innovation in Eurasian State Formation

Mongolian. Historically it marked one of the last political strategies of two divisions of the Mongol Empire, established by Chinggis Khaan in 1206, to remain free of external political authority. The ... his dismissal of the Great Code as important in any meaningful way. One year later, in 2006, a group of papers in Imperial Statecraft explored political forms and governance techniques in Inner Asia

Yeke Caaji, the Mongol-Oyirod Great Code of 1640: Innovation in Eurasian State Formation

Mongolian. Historically it marked one of the last political strategies of two divisions of the Mongol Empire, established by Chinggis Khaan in 1206, to remain free of external political authority. The ... his dismissal of the Great Code as important in any meaningful way. One year later, in 2006, a group of papers in Imperial Statecraft explored political forms and governance techniques in Inner Asia