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Agenda
March 19 - March 30, 2001
| March 19, 20 |
Introduction:
Purpose of the deliberative dialogue;
ground rules; defining the problem; personal stake; introduction of
choices.
Summary: March 19
Summary: March 20 |
| March 21, 22 |
Choice 1: Reform the Campaign
Fund-Raising System:
Proponents fo this choice believe that money is corrupting
politics. They fear that the democratic principle of
"one person, one vote" has become "one donor, much influence"
and that campaign finance reforms are needed to restore
political equality.
Summary: March 21
Summary: March 22
Reflections Form
-- Responses
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| March 23, 26 |
Choice 2: Rein in lobbyists
and politicians:
Supporters of this choice say that campaign finance
reform would just divert more special-interest money
to lobbying. They believe that lobbying is where the
real problem is in politics and that new curbs are needed
on lobbyists and politicians to keep them honest.
Summary: March 23
Summary: March 26
Reflections Form
-- Responses
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| March 27, 28 |
Choice 3: Publicize all
political donations; don't
regulate them: Supporters of this choice feel that
regulatory efforts to control money in politics have
backfired, harming democracy far more than any isolated
scandal ever did. They propose that we need to restore
a freer system that worked well for two centuries.
Summary: March 27
Summary: March 28
Reflections Form
-- Responses
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| March 29, 30 |
Conclusion: Reflecting on the
Dialogue; hearing a public voice.
Summary: March 29
Summary: March 30
- Individual Reflections: How have you changed
the way you see this issue? How have you changed the
way you understand other people's views?
- Group Reflections: What did we hear our group
saying that might be a shared sense of direction or
a common ground for further action? What were the
tensions or struggles that our group had with the
issue? What were the trade-offs our group was or was
not willing to make?
- Next-Step Reflection: What do we still need
to talk about? How can we use what we have learned
from each other?
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| March 30 |
Final Questionnaire
Wrap-up Evaluation
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