UGS 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fairvote, Cloture

• School: UT-Austin
• Department: Undergraduate Studies
• Course: UGS 303
• Professor: Dr. Knapp

Document Summary

Civil discourse is the interaction in the public workspace that requires the respect for conflicting ideas and overcoming the idiosyncrasies if the evidence is credible enough to better accommodate the historical investigation. This means the civil discourse is not only important to know the basic facts but to place the contemporary society into context and perspective. For instance, we are still abiding by the "us constitution" which was set forth hundred of years ago through the civil discourse procedure. After giving society the formal context, the civil discourse also facilitates the mutual discussion that sets the rules and regulations for the society. The senate can be taken as an example. The members of the senate are citizens first. They involve in cloture and filibuster all the time. Filibuster is an argument to oppose other"s proposal. It is a way to present one"s idea to pass one"s legislation. The cloture is the "expression" that counteracts the filibuster.