What is the value and function of democratic institutions? One prominent answer could be broadly called “liberal proceduralist”: democratic institutions, by embodying fair procedures for resolving disagreements, contribute to a politically valuable ideal of relating to each other as equals. As attractive as it is, this view falters, because it rests on a flawed understanding of democratic institutions. In
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Steven Klein (2021) studied this question.