Public Discourse

I chose to participate in public discourse when I walked in a parade for the election of our white county sherrif. I believed that he would make a good sherrif for my hometown so in order to show my support for him, I chose to walk in the parade to show that support. Also, I was given a t-shirt to wear and I have worn it several times in public to show that I still believe that he was a good choice for sherrif.
An example of a time when I chose not to participate in public discourse was when I said no to signing a patition on the bane of smoking on campus. I chose not to sign because I felt that the pattion was unfair. If the patition was for a more designated area for smokers, I definitely would have signed. I feel that if smoking was banned, students and faculty would not abide by this rule anyway.