RON PAUL TO VISIT STUDENT LEGISLATURE IN COLUMBIA
Columbia, SC – College students from across South Carolina will use the House and Senate chambers in the State House to present, debate, amend, and vote on policies they and other students have drafted. From October 31 until November 3, 2007, the South Carolina Student Legislature, an organization comprised of students from 17 colleges and universities, will meet in Columbia to hold its annual Fall Session.
This year, Republican presidential primary candidate Ron Paul will speak to the SCSL on Saturday, November 3 at 10 a.m. in the Embassy Suites Conference Center. Paul will provide the students with an opportunity to discuss their hopes of future policies with a seasoned politician.
Also speaking during the students’ stay in Columbia will be S.C. Sen. Ronnie Cromer, receiving the organization’s Legislature of the Year Award, and Jim Rex, S.C. Superintendent of Education.
Along with hearing from the above mentioned men, members of SCSL will be busy debating their pieces of legislation. The bills and resolutions that are passed by both the House and Senate chambers and are signed by SCSL’s governor are placed into a Journal of Acts and Resolutions. The students then hand deliver the journal to the actual State Representatives, ensuring that the voice of South Carolina’s youngest generation of policy makers is heard.
The South Carolina Student Legislature was founded in 1956 by Dr. Douglas Carlisle and is the oldest model legislature in the country. Although college students now, members will be the future business leaders, law makers and active citizens of South Carolina, using their experiences in this organization to embark on bright futures.
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