The Texas A&M School of Law always has something fun cooked up for Constitution Day, that day reserved on Sept. 17 each year to commemorate the crafting and adoption of the greatest governing document in human history.
Benjamin Franklin, at 81, was the oldest delegate to the Constitutional Convention and possibly the most ardent supporter of the final compromise signed in 1787. Those are principles for “keeping people free,” as I’ve heard somewhere recently. Like today on YouTube.
Ol’ Ben loaned more than just his presence as the most widely accomplished delegate on-site in Philadelphia. He also brought his renowned wit and wisdom. That kind of stuff is also evident in the productions the Texas A&M School of Law brings to YouTube every Constitution Day, which this year coincides with the Aggies’ 10th year in the business of the school of law in Fort Worth.
A&M bought the law school from Texas Wesleyan University in 2013.
Some might criticize the video’s length. OK, fair enough. The “experts” tell us these things should be no more than 1 minute … max. After that, perhaps even before that, you risk losing the viewer — or the jury — to a squirrel climbing a tree.
There goes one right now. See? Anyway, here is last year’s video and here’s another.
There is no denying the creativity and wordplay deployed by these clever attorney professors, whose students will one day use it all arguing about something.
Without further ado, here is “It’s Been 10!,” a timely parody designed from something called “I’m Just Ken.”
You might have heard of it.
A&M Law professor Wayne Barnes was the designer of concept and writer with input from the Dean Bobby Ahdieh and others. Ask Thomas Jefferson about “input” from the others. It drove him to tears. (There is no evidence or any sources willing to go on the record that that occurred in this instance.) Choreography was done by Terri Helge, the associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Well done, Aggies.