# Camila Vergara's Vision of Plebeian Constitutionalism

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Podcast: [Frontiers of Commoning, with David Bollier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/frontiers-of-commoning-with-david-bollier-578846)
Published: 2024-06-01T04:00:00+00:00
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Chilean political philosopher Camila Vergara boldly argues in her book 'Systemic Corruption' that decay and corruption are inevitable even in liberal, representative systems because oligarchs end up capturing state governance and law. Ordinary people rarely have their own plebeian institutions to express their interests and curb the abuses of the elite. Drawing on ancient Greek and Roman history and four modern political philosophers, Professor Vergara makes an audacious case for constitutionally ordained plebeian institutions such as citizen assemblies through which citizens could propose and veto legislation and political appointees, among other powers. More on the commons: https://www.bollier.org. For more on the commons, go to www.Bollier.org.

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