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    It is not the case that Habermasian discourse theory holds that legitimate norm-resolution emerges from communicative rationality among affected parties, not hierarchical judicial decree.

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    • 1.Discourse among affected parties often reflects existing power imbalances, making 'equal communication' illusory without external enforcing structure.
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    • 2.Some norm-conflicts require expert judgment or principled consistency across cases; communicative agreement alone cannot ensure coherent legal doctrine.
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    • 3.Vulnerable minorities need judicial protection from majoritarian discourse outcomes, not dependence on persuading those who marginalize them.
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    • 1.Norms affecting multiple parties gain legitimacy when those parties participate equally in deciding them, not when imposed by distant authorities.
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    • 2.Communicative rationality reveals shared interests better than adversarial litigation, which polarizes parties into winner/loser positions.
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    • 3.Democratic legitimacy requires that people subject to rules have voice in creating them, not merely judicial review of predetermined decrees.
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