http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/07/31/in-defense-of-politics/ Recommendations, Resources, and Reform Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:48:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/07/31/in-defense-of-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-118 papicek Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:03:28 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/07/31/in-defense-of-politics/#comment-118 Sounds more like a defense of adversarial systems. For what it's worth, there are alternatives: German courts operate under an assumption of discovering the truth, with slightly different procedures than ours (not that I'm an expert, but i've looked into it). The trouble with with adversarial systems in governance, as we've seen, is that often the most (not even the best) rhetoric wins. Often that's a case of who has the deeper pockets and the better organization. Sounds more like a defense of adversarial systems. For what it’s worth, there are alternatives: German courts operate under an assumption of discovering the truth, with slightly different procedures than ours (not that I’m an expert, but i’ve looked into it). The trouble with with adversarial systems in governance, as we’ve seen, is that often the most (not even the best) rhetoric wins. Often that’s a case of who has the deeper pockets and the better organization.

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