Nov 1, 2006
Saving Our Constitution
As Gus notes, he and I are participating in a Teach-In here on campus on Friday. I thought I would provide a link to the poster for the event:
http://www.stlawu.edu/gallery/images/06socdetails.jpg
In addition, here is the mission statement of"Save Our Constitution":
We are deeply concerned about the assaults on the U.S. Constitution, a document animated by the highest ideals of human freedom. The Constitution has survived a Civil War, two World Wars, and the Cold War. In war and in peace, generations of Americans of all backgrounds have struggled (and in many cases died) to defend it, improve it, and extend its protections to all.
Although September 11, 2001 was a traumatic event, we do not want future historians to say that the events of that day sparked the end of constitutional democracy, civil liberties, and the rule of law in this country. In the interest of avoiding such an outcome, we feel a profound call to stand up now and strengthen our defense of democratic principles. To this end we are organizing teach-ins and other events to alert the public to these threats and to facilitate discussion about how to save our Constitution at a time when it is under unprecedented attack.
My talk is not in as polished a form as Gus's is, but I'll try to post a summary or the Word document sometime tomorrow.
I will add that the degree of collaboration of faculty, staff, and students with varying politics in this project has been very nice to see.
http://www.stlawu.edu/gallery/images/06socdetails.jpg
In addition, here is the mission statement of"Save Our Constitution":
We are deeply concerned about the assaults on the U.S. Constitution, a document animated by the highest ideals of human freedom. The Constitution has survived a Civil War, two World Wars, and the Cold War. In war and in peace, generations of Americans of all backgrounds have struggled (and in many cases died) to defend it, improve it, and extend its protections to all.
Although September 11, 2001 was a traumatic event, we do not want future historians to say that the events of that day sparked the end of constitutional democracy, civil liberties, and the rule of law in this country. In the interest of avoiding such an outcome, we feel a profound call to stand up now and strengthen our defense of democratic principles. To this end we are organizing teach-ins and other events to alert the public to these threats and to facilitate discussion about how to save our Constitution at a time when it is under unprecedented attack.
My talk is not in as polished a form as Gus's is, but I'll try to post a summary or the Word document sometime tomorrow.
I will add that the degree of collaboration of faculty, staff, and students with varying politics in this project has been very nice to see.