Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1787 that "The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them."
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
The AKP, Turkey and the European Union
Please read this article. If the AKP is ruled an illegal party, what effect would that ruling have on Turkey's negotiations to join the European Union?
Sunday, March 9, 2008
The Right to a Speedy Trial?
Should the state of Maine suspended all criminal trials for six weeks starting on April 1st? Is this an acceptable solution to help solve the budget crisis? Why or why not?
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