Ellen Crabbe - Democracy in Danger.

Attending the Democracy in danger inter-panel discussion was one of the most refreshing discussions I have been to since I began attending CNU. Dr. Redick’s take on the matter was that democracy was in danger because of the fact that the government was giving away sacred lands and deeming them as useful due to the fact that they were being altered for recreational purposes. He spoke of the fact that many Native American monuments and sacred places over the years have been stripped of their sacred title due to climbers wanting a new, more challenging experience. This did prove that democracy was in danger. Mostly because if lands the Native Americans considered sacred was being given away, the government cannot turn around and claim that what Americans consider their sacred grounds- i.e. mount Rushmore, Statue of Liberty, Washington Monument etc- cannot be trespassed upon in such a manner? The answer is …they can’t. Unless the flaw is recognized and corrected, in the near future democracy will be at its end and there would be very little that people can do to stop it.