Constitution+Day+MG09

Prove that the Constitution should be a "living and breathing" document


 * Say hello and make small talk about things going on in the person's life. List a few things you could talk about with your person.(William Williams)

1 I found it very interesting that you graduated from Harvard.

2 Spent last years as a county court judge.

3 Selectman for 25 years.

Remind him what the Constitution is

1 The constitution is a living and breathing document that you have signed.

2 The constitution is a document written and signed by some of our nations previous most important leaders.

3 It contains 7 articles and 27 amendments which are still enforced today.**

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1 I think it is living and breathing be cause it is still in effect today and is still being improved. 2. When the Constitution was written it only had 10 amendments. Today it has 27 amendments. 3 I also believe that the constitution is living and breathing document because if the constitution wasn't to this day a living breathing document, then the thirteenth amendment would not have been ratified meaning there could still be slave trade.**
 * Why is it "living or breathing?" or Why is it not "living and breathing?"

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1 CEA worksd to make sure that people elected in office stay in line with enforcing the constitution.
 * What is your proof?

2If the CEA finds that the constitution has not been anfroced, the government leader not following the document will be sent a letter. If then they do not react a second letter will be sent. The second letter will be to let them know how seriopusly this matter will be taken. The final step, if the first 2 are not responded to, is to get a petition by the US citizens involved ordering the official to stop immediately.

3Though some republicans plan on changing the laws of inforcing the constitution, it is unlikely to happen. Many people still agree with the seven articles as well as the 27 amendments

4The constitution has been changed several times including in 1971 when the 26th amendment was ratified.**

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Script:
M: Hello William Williams. C:Congratulations on graduating from Harvard and becoming a county court judge! M: I can't believe you were a selectman for 25 years! C:This past Wednesday was Constitution Day! M: The constitution is a living breathing document that you and some of our other nations previous most important leaders have signed. C:It contains 7 articles and 27 amendments that are still enforced today. M: I referred to the constitution as a living breathing document before. C: I think that it's a living breathing document because when it was originally written it only contained 10 amendments and now it contains 27, which indicates that it is still being improved. M: I also think that it is living and breathing because if the constitution wasn't to this day a "living breathing document", then the thirteenth amendment would not have been ratified, meaning that there could still be slave trade. C:We know that it's a living breathing document because the CEA works to make sure that people elected in office stay in line with enforcing the constitution. M:We also know that it's living and breathing because the constitution has been changed several times including in 1971 when the 26th amendment was ratified. C:Also if the CEA finds that the constitution has not been enforced, the government leader not following the document will be sent a letter. If then they do not react a second letter will be sent. The second letter will be to let them know how seriously the matter will be taken. The final step, if the first 2 are not responded to, is to get a petition by the U.S citizens involved ordering the official to stop immediately. M: Although some republicans plan on changing the laws of enforcing the constitution, it is unlikely to happen. Many people still agree with the 7 articles and 27 amendments. C: Because of these facts we believe that the constitution is still and always will be a living breathing document.