In following up from my last blog, I had done the reading early and was looking forward to hearing Melissa Hart speak. Unfortunately I was somewhat disappointed with Wednesday’s class as a whole, not only because one of the speakers, Roberto Corrada, University of Denver Sturm College of Law cancelled last minute but also because it shifted from a (hopefully well rounded) debate to a single, scattered, unorganized lecture. Although Melissa Hart’s passion for the subject shown through and she was very knowledgeable about amendment 48, I found her issue brief to be much more enjoyable.
On a side note, in an effort to connect class with other extra-curricular activities, last Wednesday, after the lecture, I attended a regular Latino Student Alliance meeting and I just thought it was ironic how one of the items we briefly discussed was amendment 48. Based on course reading and lecture I had the opportunity to speak up and inform the other members a little more on the topic. Furthermore, I shared the article over the list serve for anyone else interested in learning more. Also as another side note, the AUSA Senate will be having a meeting on Tuesday, October 21st at 6:00 and the issue of amendment 48 will be brought up, discussed, and voted on as a whole to represent our campus in terms of supporting or opposing it.
Now in an attempt to wrap it up, in response to many of this past week’s blogs, I agree with the general consensus and their responses to these “new” ridiculous amendments. If you step back and take a look at some of these issues, what I find scary, is that amendment 46 and 48 are both attempting to bring up issues that already have monumental, historically based resolutions, such as the Civil Rights Movement and Roe v. Wade behind them. If you look at the similarities of each case, both captured national attention and a nation was divided on personal belief, opinion, morals, ect. Therefore, taking this into consideration, I think that the personal agendas and bias present today in conjunction with their “newly” emerging issues are largely unnecessary. In addition to this, I think it is entirely unfair how the people pushing critical ballot issues are using deceptive strategies and unclear, undefined, misleading wording to push their own personal agendas.
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Thanks, Stephanie, for making these connections to campus for us. I'm glad to hear that you were able to share some of your insight with the Latino Student Alliance. It's so important for all of us to tap into other groups and organizations and make sure everyone is educated on all the issues this election.
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