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http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20170317-155526 https://verfassungsblog.de/french-millionaires-tax-decision-are-good-judges-bad-for-democracy/ French Millionaires’ Tax Decision: Are Good Judges Bad For Democracy? Dyevre, Arthur ger 2013-01-18 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Judicial Review Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Just before the turn of the year, on December 29th, the French Constitutional Council overturned the socialist government’s 75% income-tax rate for the rich, a measure the new occupant of the Elysée Palace, François Hollande, had turned into an anti-rich symbol during his presidential campaign. This is not the first time a flagship campaign pledge of this sort is quashed by a constitutional court. The ruling raises a somewhat counter-intuitive paradox. Namely, that good judicial technocrats might, by preventing the adoption of bad policies, undermine the deliberative quality of the democratic process.