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    It is not the case that Democratic legitimacy derives from procedural fairness alone, not from substantive moral principles underlying the procedure (Christiano, 2008).

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    • 1.Procedures themselves embody substantive moral commitments (equality, liberty, dignity), so purity claims are incoherent.
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    • 2.Outcomes from 'fair' procedures can systematically violate basic rights, rendering procedural legitimacy alone morally insufficient.
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    • 3.Citizens rationally withdraw consent from procedures producing substantively unjust results, undermining stable legitimacy.
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    • 1.Procedural fairness is epistemically neutral, avoiding imposition of contested moral doctrines on pluralistic societies.
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    • 2.Equal participation in fair procedures respects citizens as moral equals regardless of substantive outcome preferences.
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    • 3.Legitimacy grounded in procedure alone enables stable cooperation among citizens with fundamentally incompatible moral worldviews.
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