Here is an example of the perverted moral reasoning that results from the left's illusion of moral authority: For Walsh, it is not as bad for liberals to use the coercive power of the administrative state to subvert democracy as it is for conservatives to vote.

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The growth of administrative review can be explained as a reaction to the growth of state power.

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The classical dichotomy of public and private law has resulted in the establishment of the Council of State (Conseil d'Etat), which are administrative courts vested with the power to decide over administrative disputes pertaining to administrative contracts and administrative decrees issued by government officials and ministries.

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The most fearsome and coercive arm of the administrative state embarked on a systematic effort to suppress citizen dissent against the party in power.

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