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US Constitution: Hi, this is Sarah, Casey, & Tiffaney and we are making this podcast to prove that metaphorically, our Constitution is a living and breathing document. What is the Constitution? Many school age children and even some adults really do not know. I’m sure that they don’t realize that the Constitution is the basis of our country and our lives. I’m sure that most Americans also don’t realize that it establishes the basic functions of our government. Another fact I didn’t know about the Constitution and I’m sure you didn’t know either is that it was ratified two years after it was actually written.

On wikipedia, we found an article called United States Constitution that we thought had a great definition. The site said that the United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. It was adopted in its original form on September 17, 1787 by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and later ratified by conventions in each state in the name of "the People." The Constitution has a central place in American law and political culture. The U.S. Constitution is argued by many to be the oldest written democratic national constitution. The handwritten, or "engrossed", original document is on display at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.

As we said earlier we are here to prove that the statement that Al Gore made in 2000 which wasTop Secret Project (AO CG AD) //I would look for justices of the Supreme Court who understand that **our Constitution is a living and breathing document**, that it was intended by our founders to be interpreted in the light of the constantly evolving experience of the American people.//

is only metaphorically true.

Literally, a piece of paper can not be living or breathing. But when Al Gore made this statement, he was not expecting anyone to interpret it literally. He used it as a metaphor. The dictionary definition of metaphor is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally valid in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.” In simpler terms, it means a figure of speech that is not meant literally and shows a resemblance.

This proves that when Al Gore made that statement, he was using a metaphor. The metaphor he used was to show that it is still being used and edited and made even better. He also meant that we the people are living by all the rules and laws that are stated in the Constitution. The laws being followed almost makes it seem as though they are alive.

Do you feel that you still need more proof of this? Well another thing that I noticed that helps prove our case is that on a bunch of the sites that we did research on, had the word living in quotation marks. Therefore, they didn't really mean that it was living they just meant the word living unliterally.

The people who wrote the Constitution wrote it in such broad and flexible terms, to make it easy to change and dynamic, and dare I say "living." This is also what Al Gore meant. It really may seem alive to some, but the truth is is that it is not, it just seems that way. People do think differently and I am sure ther are some people that will not agree with us, but as you can see, what we are saying makes a lot of sence, and it is important for people to see our view on this subject.

Once again this is Sarah, Casey, and Tiffaney. We hope that all of this information will help you know a little more about the Constitution and about our country! We are going to leave you with one last fact about the Constitution. Did you know that the US Constitution, the first ten, amendments are referred to as the Bill of Rights. The Constitution grants certain specified rights, often called constitutional rights, to the American people. And all of these facts and all of this proof we have given you today is very important, so that is why we made it a podcast. Please listen to our thoughts and take them into consideratioon even if you disagree.