Constitution+DayMT08

While attempting to become the Republican candidate for President in 2008, Fred Thompson said, "//I do not believe the Constitution is a **living, breathing document**. I am committed to appointing strict constructionist judges to the bench if I am elected President, strict constructionists who believe the Constitution has a fixed meaning that can be applied to cases that come before the courts today. They do NOT believe the Constitution is a living, breathing document, whose meaning, constantly changing with the sifting sands of our culture, can be determined and applied by unelected judges."//

Al Gore made the following statement while running for President in 2000: //"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.//"

Who was right?

Prove that the Constitution should be a "living and breathing" document or Prove that the Constitution should not be a "living and breathing" document
 * =__**0:00-0:15 Small Talk and What is the Constitution**__=


 * Say hello and make small t alk about things going on in the person's life. List a few things you could talk about with your person.

1** Being a political leader from Rhode Island


 * 2** Signing the Declaration of Indepndence


 * 3** His brother became the first commander in chief of the Continental Navy

Information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hopkins_(politician)
 * Remind him what the Constitution is**

The Constitution is a document **of** laws that was created to govern the United States of America. =__0:15-0:30__=

Why is it "living or breathing?" or Why is it not "living and breathing?"**
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I think the Contitution is a living and breathing document because is is used in courtrooms of America but is only used as the base.

Information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution

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 * What is your proof?**

I also believe this because of what Al Gore once stated, "...it was intended by our ounders to be interpreted in the light of the constantly evolving experience of the American people." This means that the United States Constitution has a different meanng to everyone, except for those who are constructionists. And as the world enhances, the Constitution must grow with it, therefore its meaning is interpreted differently.

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 * Be creative!!**

=__//Write your complete script below!! Do not call unless you have your script completely written.//__=

I bet it was fun being a political leader from Rhode Island and signing the Declaration of Independence especially. Also, it must be interesting having a brother become the first commander in chief of the Continental Navy. The Constitution is a document of laws that was created to govern the United States of America. I think the Constitution is a living and breathing document because it is used in courtrooms of America but is only used as the base. I also believe this because of what Al Gore once stated, "...it was intended by our founders to be interpreted in the light of the constantly evolving experience of the American people." This means that the Constitution has a different meaning to everyone, except for those who are constructionists. And as the world enhances, the Constitution must grow with it, therefore every situation it is applied to, its meaning is interpreted differently. ||