POLS 3440 Study Guide - Final Guide: Patrick Russell (Herpetologist), California Law Review, Thorin Oakenshield

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Deemed by u. s. supreme court justice louis brandeis, privacy is the the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men. (solove, 2002) Additionally, political analysts state that privacy is not only essential to democratic government, but critical for protecting an autonomous life (solove, 2002). Privacy defined is the state in which one is free from being disturbed or observed by other people (black et al. Political privacy, however is a concept that is harder to define. While every citizen is entitled to privacy, including those holding a public position, one must recognize as soon as one enters public life, certain personal issues once considered private can become matters of public interest. The public is entitled to know aspects of the personal lives of elected representatives if the private issue negatively impacts the performance of their public duties or conflicts with values the politician once upheld.

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