Chapter 17 deals with rights issues during war. One of the most controversial parts of the war on terrorism is the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Read one of the two following articles:
Ellison's feelings on Guantanamo mixed from the Star Tribune
Child Soldier Case at Guantanamo Bay from the Associated Press
In your post address the following points:
1. What are the human rights concerns expressed in the article?
2. Do you think that the potential harm from terrorism out weighs these human rights concerns? What should the U.S. do?
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
2/19: Post 4 - Organizations that Defend Rights
Interest groups are involved in the court process as well. Three of the most famous organizations that take cases for people for free to defend their rights are the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the National Lawyers Guild. As an example, Gideon was represented by the ACLU when he appealed his case to the Supreme Court and Linda Brown was represented by the NAACP when she appealed Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Today I'd like you to go to one of the following webpages (ACLU, the ACLU chapter in MN, the NAACP, the NLG, or the NLG MN chapter) and look for the information to answer these questions:
1. What types of rights issues does this interest group work on? (List at least 3)
2. Pick one to focus on. What have they done and are they doing on this rights issue?
3. Do you agree or disagree with their position or their strategy? Do you think they are effective at defending rights?
Today I'd like you to go to one of the following webpages (ACLU, the ACLU chapter in MN, the NAACP, the NLG, or the NLG MN chapter) and look for the information to answer these questions:
1. What types of rights issues does this interest group work on? (List at least 3)
2. Pick one to focus on. What have they done and are they doing on this rights issue?
3. Do you agree or disagree with their position or their strategy? Do you think they are effective at defending rights?
Monday, February 4, 2008
2/11 - Post 3: Choosing Judges
The Minneapolis Star Tribune explains the current debate in Minnesota as to how judges should be chosen.
Minnesotans for Impartial Courts proposed a system that would appoint judges and not give voters the power to elect them. Voters instead could vote to remove judges, but they would be put into the position by the governor not by the voters.
Read the article and then answer the following questions. Please connect the article specifically in your post.
1. Should judges be appointed or elected? Justify your opinion.
2. Would you support the amendment to change the state constitution to give voters the power to take off a judge and take away the power to vote for judges? Why?
Minnesotans for Impartial Courts proposed a system that would appoint judges and not give voters the power to elect them. Voters instead could vote to remove judges, but they would be put into the position by the governor not by the voters.
Read the article and then answer the following questions. Please connect the article specifically in your post.
1. Should judges be appointed or elected? Justify your opinion.
2. Would you support the amendment to change the state constitution to give voters the power to take off a judge and take away the power to vote for judges? Why?
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