Myth of Rights vs. Politics of Rights [PDF]

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Myth​ ​of​ ​Rights ● Social​ ​change​ ​starts​ ​with​ ​a fundamental​ ​right​ ​and​ ​through litigation​ ​progress​ ​is​ ​achieved ○ ie​ ​Social​ ​change​ ​occurs through​ ​the​ ​courts ● However,​ ​Based​ ​on​ ​book​ ​by Scheingold​ ​titled​ ​“Politics​ ​of​ ​Rights” he​ ​states​ ​there​ ​is​ ​politics​ ​involved. ○ ie​ ​The​ ​mistake​ ​that​ ​when evaluating​ ​the​ ​law,​ ​there​ ​are only​ ​two​ ​possible​ ​judgments to​ ​arrive​ ​at ● "the​ ​ideological​ ​existence​ ​of​ ​the​ ​law takes​ ​shape​ ​and​ ​is​ ​a​ ​reflection​ ​of​ ​and a​ ​reaction​ ​to​ ​the​ ​law's​ ​more​ ​palpable presence"​ ​-​ ​Scheingold ● Profoundly​ ​difficult​ ​to​ ​quantify​ ​the psychological​ ​benefits​ ​of​ ​the​ ​"Myth of​ ​Rights" ● “We​ ​shall​ ​not​ ​even​ ​take​ ​the​ ​trouble to​ ​enlighten​ ​our​ ​philosophers​ ​by explaining​ ​to​ ​them​ ​that​ ​liberation​ ​is​ ​a historical​ ​and​ ​not​ ​a​ ​mental​ ​act"​ ​Marx ○ For​ ​Marx,​ ​to​ ​subjectively "feel​ ​free"​ ​and​ ​to​ ​objectively "be​ ​free"​ ​are​ ​two​ ​entirely different​ ​things ● "To​ ​suggest​ ​that​ ​ideas​ ​[about​ ​the law]​ ​originate​ ​as​ ​a​ ​reflection​ ​of​ ​the economic​ ​situation,​ ​would​ ​not​ ​only be​ ​oversimplifying​ ​matters,​ ​it​ ​would be​ ​patent​ ​nonsense"​ ​-​ ​Weber

Politics​ ​of​ ​Rights ● At​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​day​ ​the​ ​constitution means​ ​what​ ​9​ ​judges​ ​say​ ​it​ ​means ● Grassroots​ ​efforts​ ​of​ ​Symbolic power ○ Mobilization ○ Pressure​ ​people​ ​with​ ​power ○ Raise​ ​awareness​ ​(Media Coverage) ● The​ ​law​ ​is​ ​either​ ​perfectly​ ​objective or​ ​entirely​ ​political ○ ie​ ​he​ ​who​ ​frames​ ​the​ ​question wins​ ​the​ ​argument ● Conception​ ​of​ ​the​ ​law​ ​is​ ​seriously political;​ ​it​ ​has​ ​to​ ​do​ ​with​ ​judges, lawyers,​ ​courtrooms,​ ​law​ ​books, decision​ ​management, implementation​ ​procedures,​ ​and branch​ ​relations ● Individuals​ ​will​ ​always​ ​act​ ​towards the​ ​law​ ​(and​ ​each​ ​towards​ ​each other)​ ​on​ ​the​ ​basis​ ​of​ ​the​ ​subjective meanings​ ​they​ ​hold​ ​for​ ​it ● Americans​ ​live​ ​in​ ​a​ ​"culture​ ​of​ ​the law"​ ​our​ ​everyday​ ​behaviors​ ​are formed​ ​and​ ​shaped​ ​by​ ​the impressions​ ​we​ ​carry;​ ​likewise, (since​ ​legislators​ ​and​ ​judges​ ​are people​ ​to)​ ​the​ ​impressions​ ​we​ ​have of​ ​the​ ​law​ ​will​ ​form​ ​and​ ​shape​ ​the law​ ​itself.

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