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R. Schumann, J. Monnet, J. Besch, A. Spaak are the leaders who were able not only to establish and develop the structure of the modern European Union but as well to endow it with an ideological and substantive component, it is exactly what has made this project a success. Unfortunately, nowadays the issue of BREXIT, the migration crisis, the issue of the place and role of individual states in the Community, the populist sentiments of individuals and states, the priority of national strategies over the collective interest are the manifestation of a serious political crisis of this Organization existence over the last sixty years.

Why democracy? Institutions of government and others must meet conditions of legitimacy. Why? and what are they? what are principles of legitimacy, like the principle of subsidiarity? and how does democracy fit in a theory of legitimacy? The paper surveys what it takes to be the seven most important advantages of democratic government: civil and political rights, more extensive opportunities for people to engage in public affairs, responsiveness to the expressed preferences of the people, stability, peaceful transfer of power, loyalty and solidarity. It then considers the role of legitimation in securing these advantages. These reflection lead to the question whether other regimes can secure the same advantages? And more importantly: given that all democratic regime rely also on non-democratic institutions, how are we to debate questions like how much democracy is needed? A question which arises within a single regime and in the interaction between several, say national and international, regimes.

There is a gap between the needs of California's economy, the services required for its citizens, and the capacity of its existing infrastructure. California's transportation systems, water systems, courts, fire and police stations, prisons, and other forms of infrastructure were built for 25 million people, but the state has a population of 37 million now and is projected to grow to 60 million by 2050. It is clear that California needs to consider these and all other reasonable forms of financing to rebuild its infrastructure.