Meg Mott will present How the Cons titution Helps Us to Disagree at the Peterborough Town Library on July 18 at 10:30 a.m.
\nDeliberation is the practice that holds our democracy together\, but does it always lead to better decisions? When ci tizens only talk to like-minded citizens\, the thinking gets stuck and the decisions tend to be more extreme.
\nThis presentation gives partic ipants a chance to find new ways to think about a contentious issue using the basic principles of the Constitution: freedom of speech and due proces s. Instead of carving out one&rsquo\;s (predictable) position in the cultu re wars\, we&rsquo\;ll look at the best arguments on a contentious issue f rom the view point of progressives\, conservatives\, and libertarians. By the end of the discussion\, participants will have a greater understanding of how the Constitution can help us to foster political friendships.
\ nAbout the Presenter:
\nAfter twenty years of te aching political theory and constitutional law to Marlboro College undergr aduates\, Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. S he attended the University of New Hampshire in the 1970s and is currently teaching at Keene State College. Meg&rsquo\;s award-winning series\, \ ;Debating Our Rights\, \;on the first ten amendments\, brings civil di scussions on contentious issues to public libraries and colleges. \;\n
How the Constitution Helps Us to Disagree is presented in p artnership with the \;Monadnock Center for History and Culture\, one o f six collaborative programs planned for 2026. \; This program has bee n funded through a generous grant from \;NH Humanities.
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