Our Society Reimagined 2024 – Elections and the Justice System
Our Society Reimagined is a four-week discussion series that brings community members together to explore timely domestic issues that shape our modern society. Participants are given reading materials that will be used as background for lively, moderated discussions each week. Using the practice of civil dialogue, moderators will facilitate conversations that will help participants gain perspective on the underlying values and ideas that we hold as individuals and as a society and will explore how these tenets shape our lives.
The 2024 series will take place in person on our Aspen Meadows campus from 6:00-8:00 pm MT on four consecutive Wednesdays, October 16-November 6. Tom Morrison and Clint Kinney will return to moderate the series.
Fee: $195, includes all sessions, refreshments, and reading materials. You can register here.
Wednesday, November 6
Elections and the Justice System
For democracy to function effectively, it must resolve social and individual conflicts successfully. In our system, elections and juries are crucial for this resolution, but their effectiveness relies on public trust. Unfortunately, political divisiveness is undermining this trust. Political parties are exploiting the election process for advantage, and many citizens are questioning election legitimacy, as seen with ongoing doubts about the 2020 results despite numerous failed fraud claims. How can we restore confidence in our election systems? In the criminal justice system, defendants are challenging the integrity of trials by suggesting that only a jury of similar political views can deliver a fair verdict. Will the public’s perception of election integrity worsen or improve following the 2024 election? What steps can ensure that these foundational institutions continue to resolve conflicts effectively and maintain public trust?