Last post: Right to Bear Arms

For our last post I choose a topic we haven't covered that is very controversial: the right to use guns. Last week a committee at the MN state legislature debated a bill that would have "authorized deadly force against intruders who enter a porch, garage or occupied car." In MN it is already legal to kill intruders in their homes.

Minnesota Public Radio covered this issue last week in their article, "House panel rejects bill to expand right to shoot in self defense".

1. Do you think the Second Amendment gives people the right to use weapons to shoot intruders in their homes, cars, or porches?

2. If you were in the MN state legislature, would you have supported the bill? Why or why not?

3/10 - Post 6: Gay Marriage

Welcome back after our break from blogging. Please read the article "Justices weigh arguments in potential bellwether for same-sex marriage" from the Star Tribune on 3/5/08. And answer the following questions below:

1. Does it violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment for straights to have the right to marry but not gays?

2. Do you believe that "separate but equal" is possible in marriage or in any form of separation?

3. Do you think that the government should allow gay marriage, ban it, or it is too early to act on this hot issue?

Explain your opinion and be sure to reference the article specifically. Thanks.