The first contest on this blog was in July 2009. That was a pretty passive contest. The winner was the person who was listed as visitor #123,456. We had one winner and some that were close. The winner, BonzaiJay, later sent me a picture of his prizes.
The second contest was in May 2012. That person had to guess how many dandelions were in the bag I'd collected in my front lawn. She won a dinner at the Thai Kitchen. But she'd moved to Juneau and I don't recall she ever collected her prize.
So it's been ten years since I've had a contest. This one requires more work. Here's an intro:
The Supreme Court's majority has made a lot of noise about strictly following the original text of the US Constitution. So I pulled up an online version of the Constitution and searched it for some key words.
Reviewing the Constitution this way, it's clear that all USians should read the Constitution at least every six months, if not more frequently. [I saw someone use that term and I'm trying it out as a substitute for Americans when I only mean people in the US and not all of North, South, and Central America. I've been using US residents, but USians is so much easier]
So to encourage you, here's the CONTEST.
Make a copy [take a screen shot or a photo] of the chart below and fill it out. You can just guess. Or you can go to an online copy of the Constitution and search the terms. There will be prizes for the top three submissions.* You can email your answers my email address: whatdoino (at) alaska (dot) net. You can try this link but I can't make it work in my draft - Email me.
In Constittuion? | How often? | ||
YES | NO | ||
MAN (MEN) | |||
WOMAN (WOMEN) | |||
CORPORATION | |||
INDUSTRY | |||
PERSON | |||
CITIZEN | |||
LIFE | |||
LIBERTY | |||
ECONOMY | |||
CAPITAL | |||
CAPITALISM | |||
MARKET | |||
MARRIAGE | |||
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE |
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BUSINESS | |||
TAX | |||
VOTE | |||
COMMERCE | |||
BANKRUPTCY |
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SECURITIES |
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SEX |
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RELIGION |
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CHRISTIAN |
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WELFARE |
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THE PEOPLE |
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GOD |
Meanwhile, you might want to read (or reread) my posts on Originalism:
The word gun(s) was an obvious omission, in my humble opinion. Interesting idea, Steve. Breaking in a different computer. Last one died a horrible death.
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