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Debate Focus of Constitutional Day Celebration at CU-Boulder August 2006 To celebrate the signing of the United States Constitution 219 years ago, the University of Colorado at Boulder will stage a constitutional interpretation debate before faculty and students on Sept. 21. The debate will take place in the dining area next to the food court at the University Memorial Center from Noon until 1:30 p.m. CU-Boulder's Institute for Ethical and Civic Engagement is organizing the event. "The theme of the debate will address concepts of constitutional interpretation with special emphasis on the rather simplistic distinction between those who advocate a 'living document' approach to interpretation and those who advocate a more stable, 'strict constructionist' approach to interpretation," said Dr. Michael Grant, associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education and the campus coordinator for Constitution Day. The debate will feature two teams consisting of one CU-Boulder law faculty member and one state legislator, said Grant. Taking part in the debate will be Claire Huntington, an associate law professor who has clerked at the U.S. Supreme Court, Rothgerber Professor of Constitutional Law Robert Nagel, Senators Shawn Mitchell and Ken Gordon. Professor Huntington will team with Senator Gordon while Professor Nagel will team with Senator Mitchell. The moderator will be James Symons, a professor with the Department of Theater and Dance and a Presidential Teaching Scholar. On Sept. 17, 1787, 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention adopted the Constitution of the United States of America. The Constitution officially took effect on March 4, 1789.
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