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(1998) oers similar principles for citizen governance. Practically, such active citi-
zenship requires time to participate; access to information needed; consensus based
on multiple views; agenda setting, framing, alternatives, decisions from discussions;
just outcomes; and fair procedures. Others suggest legitimacy is achieved as long
as sucient representation exists, including descriptive, symbolic, and substantive
forms of representation (Kelly 1998).
Ultimately, the purpose of a deeply nested and networked federalism must not
be simply to protect individual liberty or to enable better oversight of representa-
tives. It must be to create legitimacy through collaborative human ...