Please read the following article about various initiatives in the upcoming election. How democratic is the initiative process? Are there any problems associated with the process? If so, how would you fix it?
Please read the following opinion article from time magazine. What is originalism? Do you agree with the author or Justice Scalia? Why? What are the respective problems with the differing interpretations? What are the implications of Scalia's point of view?
Read the for and against arguments regarding prop 25. Would a yes vote put the minority at risk? Would a no vote put the majority at the mercy of the few? Which argument seems more reasonable? Why? Predict the impact of a yes or no vote.
Read this recent article about random drug testing in public schools. "When we begin acting against the innocent in order to find the guilty, we have abandoned one of the main tenants of a free society, and have, in fact, become a police state. If the is ever to be a victory in the War on Drugs, it should be achieved without sacrificing the life of the Constitution in the battle." The teleological approach would say the ends do justify the means. The deontological approach would say how we get to a result is equally/ more important. Which approach did the judge take in this case? How will it impact drug use at schools? Which is more important in this case: potentially effective anti-drug policies or the rights of the innocent?
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