When Government Speaks: Politics, Law, and Government Expression in America

by Mark G. Yudof

Book Overview

Government's ever-increasing participation in communication processes, Mark Yudof argues, threatens key democratic values that the First Amendment was designed to protect. Government control over the exchange of ideas and information would be inconsistent with citizen autonomy, informed consent, and a balanced and mutually responsive relationship between citizens and their government. Yet the danger of government dominance must be weighed against...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520261755
• ISBN13: 9780520261754
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"