What would happen if citizens give up on protecting their rights? Here’s a glimpse of an answer political philosopher Robert A. Dahl wrote in his On Democracy (2000, Yale University Press) reflecting on the moment Thomas Jefferson ended the Alien and Sedition Act in the late 1800s in support of the Right to Free Speech: [...]
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Quote: If and when our rights fail…
Posted in Quotes, tagged democracy, Election 2008, Freedom, rights, Robert A. Dahl on 9 February 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A response to South Carolina’s now-discriminatory constitution
Posted in Civic Life, tagged Freedom, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, South Carolina on 26 March 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I sent this letter to the editor via e-mail to the Washington Post in response to an AP story that ran nationwide in March 2007 about the day an extremely prejudiced constitutional amendment passed by South Carolina voters in 2006 officially went into effect. Dear Editor, I am outraged by the intolerance toward gay, lesbian, [...]
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