Taking it to the streets
The news story of this week has been protests, nationwide, over the immigration debate going on in Washington, D.C., right now.
We’ve covered it some on our opinion pages, with a couple of editorials and some columns from various perspectives.
In tomorrow's edition, we are giving extra space on the Op-Ed page to the flood of letters on the subject that have been coming in this week. And in one of Thursday’s editorials, we will address what has been the local A1 story the past couple of days – walkouts and protests by local high school students around the valley.
While we agree that civil disobedience, in any form, comes with potential consequences, it’s great to see so many young people engaged in a lively debate over an issue that means something to them. Don't we want our children to become actively involved in the democratic process?
Comments
Lisa is absolutely right. We should welcome the fact that our younger generations are involved, and this can be used by the schools to teach about democracy.
Sometimes we don't like the results: like the election of Hamas or the choice of Prime Minister of Iraq. Democracy is rough and tumble, but we must welcome its manifestations. Even the need to keep it peaceful can be taught. I think the school that held an assembly to deal with this showed particular wisdom. Hooray for our youngsters.
Posted by: Phil Fullerton | March 30, 2006 8:07 AM