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Individual Winner
Maddy Trimpi, Pomfret School
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Honorable Mention (2)
Anastasia Page, Shrewsbury Mountain School
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Lily Welch, Thetford Elementary School
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Individual Winner
Sylvia Sage Holland, Orchard Valley Waldorf School
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Honorable Mention (2)
Hannah Faith Davis, Thetford Elementary
Chris Ward, Waitsfield Elementary
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Alex Crompton, Sherburne Elementary
Vermont Constitution
Imagine this; your candidate for governor takes
bribes from a company that is polluting Lake Champlain. If he took the
bribe then Lake Champlain would be polluted because he (the governor)
has the power to pollute what he wants. This is why we came up with the
law, any elector who shall receive any gift or reward for the
electors vote… shall forfeit the right to elect at that time. That
means if you accept a bribe, you must forfeit, and you cannot become an
elected official or candidate. Also, if a voter gets a reward from a
candidate, they are not allowed to vote because no one would be getting
a true vote. This law is important because, say someone said, give my
family a tax break if you get elected and I’ll give you a car, then he
won’t be able to be a candidate… and the other people who are running
are playing fairly.
“All elections whether by the people or the
Legislature, shall be free and voluntary.” This section of the
constitution means if people had to pay to vote, only the wealthy could
vote. This used to happen when people didn’t allow blacks the right to
vote so it is important that it is free to vote. No one can force us to
vote, and if they do, that violates our rights. This law is important
because the purpose of our government is to take care of everyone and
make sure everyone is free and has rights and to make FAIR laws for
EVERYONE.
If people made promises for money, we would not
have fair laws. Laws are for everyone, not just people who give money to
candidates. The purpose of government is to make sure all people’s
rights are protected, and everyone has a voice in our government, so we
need fair and honest people as our elected officials. This makes it so
rich people do not have an advantage and candidates are not influenced
or bribed by the money.
We have one of the FAIREST governments in the
world. Our government is fair because we have these laws, and if the
laws weren’t here then the government would fall apart. This section of
the constitution is a big part in our elections, so our elections are
fair every candidate has to run with the same amount of money. That
makes it so the rich can’t influence peoples vote because he has a lot
of money. I think that this section in the constitution means the most
in having a fair society.
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