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Limits on state authority derive from the pluralism of citizens’ interests.
MARTIN RHONHEIMER Prof Of Philosophy at The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. “THE POLITICAL ETHOS OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY AND THE PLACE OF NATURAL LAW IN PUBLIC REASON: RAWLS’S “POLITICAL LIBERALISM” REVISITED” The American Journal of Jurisprudence vol. 50 (2005), pp. 1-70
It is a...
at the same time 

Moreover, any theory that claims to trace the source of government duties must concede that political power requires democratic authorization.
Buchanan, A. (2002). Political Legitimacy and Democracy. Ethics, 112(4), 689–719. doi:10.1086/340313
Justice requires us...
the people act.

Value criterion is preserving democratic accountability for youth. 

Youth are central to understanding society as a collective unit worth working towards and protecting as opposed to individuals accidentally grouped together
Giroux, Henry. Disposable Youth. 2012
Any discourse about... of public life
AND
The crisis I speak... sustainable democratic society.

Governmental obligations are inherently based on structures to satisfy needs and dependence is a particularly compelling.
 Eva Feder Kittay Distinguished Professor Ph.D. City University of New York, 1978 B.A. Sarah Lawrence College, 1967. “A Feminist Public Ethic of Care Meets the New Communitarian Family Policy.” Ethics, Vol. 111, No. 3 (April 2001), pp. 523-547. AK 7/5
Our neediness, as... dependent on access to income.

Young people don’t vote.
Keaney and Rogers
As already seen, age...
older age groups.
Indeed, the turnout gap between young and old has been increasing at an increasing rate. Keaney and Rogers 2:
All the evidence clearly suggests, the gap... turnout to continue to fall.

If the cohort doesn’t vote initially, it is less likely to vote later.
Hill, Lisa. Louth, Jonathan. Both professors at the University of Adalaide. Mobilising the Youth Vote: The Future of British Democracy. 2006
The cohort who abstained...
the habit of not voting’

This creates a vicious cycle of cynicism and not voting.
Hill, Lisa. Louth, Jonathan. Both professors at the University of Adalaide. Mobilising the Youth Vote: The Future of British Democracy. 2006
It is often suggested... year olds’ (Institute for Social and Economic Research, 2002).

Spending cuts have disproportionately affected the young.
Birch, Sarah. Professor at the University of Glasgow. First Time Compulsory Voting Would Make Democracy A Habit. August 29 2013
In recent decades...
listen to them

Guy Lodge, Sarah Birch—2013 Associate Director for Politics and Power “The case for compulsory first-time voting”
The fact is that...
in young people

University of Glasgow
“Young voters should be required to vote first time round” Fri, 23 Aug, 2013
The report shows that people...
greater political power.”

Laws are key to changing voting habit for youth.
Hill, Lisa. Louth, Jonathan. Both professors at the University of Adalaide. Mobilising the Youth Vote: The Future of British Democracy. 2006
As we have stressed...
range virtually by itself (Lijphart 2001, 74).

This number is enough to begin having youth concerns met.
Hill, Lisa. Louth, Jonathan. Both professors at the University of Adalaide. Mobilising the Youth Vote: The Future of British Democracy. 2006
As for the young, while...
of their citizenship rights.

Compulsory voting would force campaigns and policy to address youth needs.
HLR – 2007. “The Case for Compulsory Voting in the United States.” Harvard Law Review, Vol. 121, No. 2 (Dec., 2007), pp. 591-612.
Another indirect benefit of...
home on Election Day.

 Bart Engelen Why Liberals Can Favour Compulsory Attendanceponl_1358 218..222 POLITICS: 2009 VOL 29(3), 218–222
First, there is the secrecy...
of thought and speech.