Part 1 Rights ; The classic conception of rights: the "democratic deficit" ; Reflexive rights: jeopardizing freedom, equality, and democratic debate -- Part II Justification in theory ; The turn to justification ; A theory of justification: specifying the appropriate legislative purpose ; Rejecting rights -- Part III Justification in practice ; Rejecting the constitutional rights to property and religion ; Rejecting the constitutional right to privacy ; Equal protection and judicial review