2008 Woodie Awards
Jefferson: Constitution living, breathing document
Jason Rose, Brian Nelson, Erik Renick, Jared Powers, Justin Burns, Ashely Cruz & Daniel Pearson
Issue date: 9/28/06 Section: News
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According to the presentation by Clay Jenkinson as President Thomas Jefferson, for Constitution Day, the document is outdated for our current lifetime. Is our constitution outdated for today's modern American?
"America has really lost its heritage," Eron Lira, Garden City, said. "Long ago we had certain beliefs, but those beliefs aren't with us now because they are outdated. These beliefs are outdated because we are not to be held to the same morals that we were back then."
The brochure handed to everyone attending the guest presentation from Clay Jenkinson asked 'did you know that the U.S. Constitution has been called by some to be "the most perfect document ever written?"'
Shelby Hanneman, Garden City, said he thought the Constitution should be changed to fit today's changing society.
"His [Jenkinson] presentation was meaningful because our world is ever changing," Shelby Hanneman said. "Maybe not trash the Constitution entirely but ratifying it could be necessary."
Through Jenkinson, the college campus was able to view a window into the past. GCCC was able to see the way Thomas Jefferson dressed, the way he talked and importantly what he believed in.
"He made you feel like he was Thomas Jefferson," Frank Bean, government instructor, said.
Whether realized or not, he left an impact on those who attended.
"I would say the impact he left is a new, but an old way of thinking," Travis Ward, Ulysses, said.
Ward points out that the way Americans once thought is not the same today, and through Jenkinson, we were enlighten to their manner of thought.
"It educates people, it opens their minds to a new way of thinking," Ward said. "The more knowledge one has, the better one will be, and that's why one goes to college."
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