Free Onsite Community Seminar Series

The Foundations of Our Republic

Monday, March 20, 2023

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What are the fundamental principles of our Republic? Are these principles based on a view of objective reality/nature, or simply the “consent of the governed”? Depending on how one addresses the previous question: Are these principles changeable, and if so on what grounds? How should one read the founding documents? What authority does the Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary branches have? What are rights? Are they based on nature or consent? Are they inalienable? Please join us as we explore these political works through semi-monthly afternoon meetings at the Ojai Library.

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The March 20 reading is:

Federalists Papers 1 and 2

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Schedule:
12:00 – 1:00PM PST

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Readings in the series:
Articles of Association, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, selected Federalist Papers, selected Anti-Federalist Papers, the U.S. Constitution, selections from Democracy in American, Dred Scott Decision and Dissenting View (edited), selected Lincoln speeches, Lincoln Douglass Debates (edited), Plessy v. Ferguson and Dissenting View (edited), Brown v. Board of Education, Letter from Birmingham Jail, Proposed Equal Rights Amendment, Roe Vs. Wade, Dobbs vs. Mississippi

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Location:

The Ojai Library

111 E Ojai Avenue – Ojai, California