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In one of my favorite scenes
of the 1964 Disney classic, <i>Mary Poppins,</i>

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Mrs. Banks throws open the door
to her home,

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proudly clad in a sash for women's votes.

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As she sings of the work she has done
to secure votes for English women,

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she uses her soft, fluttery voice
to produce a song that exudes strength.

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She does not need to shout.

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She is powerfully feminine
and Girls State, so are we.

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We, as women, are often taught
that in order to have our voices heard,

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we must appear and speak
and debate like men.

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We must be strong and overpowering
and demand attention.

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In reality, nothing could be further
from the truth.

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The truth is that femininity is powerful.

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Okay, come on in.

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And just take a seat.

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- Welcome.
- There's so many people.

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I thought it was gonna be like,
one-on-one, but okay.

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Would you like to tell us
just a little bit about yourself, please?

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In 2040, I intend to run for president,

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so I think I'm gonna run
for governor of Girls State.

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I wanna be liked at Girls State for me,

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and not because I wanna get elected.

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I am a leader. I am an athlete,
a musician, an actress, and intellectual.

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Next, I'm going to be
president of the English honors society.

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Sorry, sorry.
I don't know anything about myself.

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I'm really passionate
about politics, specifically,

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and it's what I want to do
in my eventual career.

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I'm super passionate about public health.

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I do believe that
there should be increased accountability

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for individuals who own firearms.

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It looks like abortion may be banned,
and I think pro-life, pro-choice,

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everyone can agree
that abortion being banned

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will increase maternal mortality rate.

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- Thank you.
- Thank you, guys.

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Okay.

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Is this "Ice Ice Baby?"

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<i>All right stop, collaborate and listen
Ice is back with the brand new invention</i>

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<i>Something grabs a hold of me tightly
Flow like a harpoon daily and nightly</i>

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<i>♪ Will it ever stop? ♪</i>

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Bye. Good luck.

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There's people waving.

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That's exciting.

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Emily, I am gonna take your picture.

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Perfect.
You can stop smiling now, that's okay.

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Thank you.

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{\an8}I have so much adrenaline
that I woke up at 4:30 today

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{\an8}and just read through the manual.

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Every election that I put myself in at
my school,

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I've won, like, since fourth grade.

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Do you wanna go through our spirit tunnel?

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Yes.

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At my school,
I'm kind of known as that kid.

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Culture club, Key Club,
Environmental Sustainability, FCA...

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Student council, Connect,
Melville Media, step team, lacrosse.

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I'm missing things.
Did I say science club?

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{\an8}And I started a Bible study at my school.
There we go.

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So, if you're a Federalist, Nationalist...

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- Yeah!
- Forty! That's my lucky number.

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Oh, my gosh.

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That's the year I'm running for president.

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Emily Worthmore,
"Worth More for America, 2040."

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- I love it.
- Oh, my goodness.

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Thank you so much.

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They asked us our freshman year
to pick your top three careers,

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and mine says
President of the United States,

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broadcast journalist, rock star.

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I think I can do all three.

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<i>Rock and roll</i>

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People at my school don't know
if I'm conservative or liberal,

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and I kind of like that.

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When people ask me what party I am,
I don't wanna say what I am

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and then have half the room stop listening
before I even get a chance to speak.

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But I'm really hoping
that coming out of Girls State,

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I'm going to be just openly,

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"I'm conservative.
Like, let's talk about it."

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This is my patriotic shit, like, stuff.

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This is my patriotic stuff.

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- Oh, I love that.
- Look, see.

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And then I have a red headband,
and I have my pearls.

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I love... Yes.

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And then I have multiple kinds
of pearl earrings,

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'cause I don't know,
pearls feel like government?

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I feel, like,
with political polarization right now,

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we all need to be
just having discussions.

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And I don't know
where you stand politically.

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I like Bernie Sanders,
if that tells you anything.

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Okay, so we're gonna be good friends.

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Yeah. So we're good.

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I'm gay, so...

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I'm bi. But I have a boyfriend, so...

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Yeah, no, I respect it.

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- Yeah.
- Very cool.

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I need to figure out how many things
I can try for at once

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and what happens if I get multiple.

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Supreme Court elections,
that'll be due tomorrow.

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{\an8}Girls State’s very much
in my comfort zone of activities.

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{\an8}Like, it's talking, it's politics,
there's a bit of school involved.

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Look. This looks very pretty.

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But it's not Girls State approved, is it?
That you cannot wear it next week?

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Technically, these straps
are three fingers long.

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But social skills have never been
something I'm confident in.

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Wish me luck, Bruiser.

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This is my first class
as a serious law student.

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I told my friends
I'd never seen <i>Legally Blonde.</i>

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And everyone was immediately scandalized.

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That is the whitest person I've ever seen.

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<i>Legally Blonde</i> is a nice way
to get into that mindset

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of social skills, having fun with things.

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I tend to be overly serious.

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But I guess I'll just figure it out
when I get there.

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Yes.

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I wanna join the Snapchat group chat.

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Hey, party.

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I'm so excited to see how close we get
by the end of the week.

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- If we're like this just a few hours in.
- This is the first four hours.

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And we're already besties, like...

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Yeah, right.

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{\an8}It was super nice getting off the bus,
because we were with the Boys State guys,

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{\an8}and they were just being boys.

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{\an8}And it was kind of like, okay,
when are we gonna get to the feminism

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and the connection and all of that?

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And then when we did,
I was like, "Oh, I love this."

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Oh, yeah, let's do content.

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I expect Girls State
to be extremely empowering.

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Like, I'm hoping that other women
want to see themselves in government.

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My dream scenario is <i>kumbaya,</i>

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and we're all circling around the fire,
holding hands and singing.

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I guess my nightmare at Girls State is
to go into a space where I'm feeling

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"Hey, I don't belong here."

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Just some things
that we do at Girls State,

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which a big one is do not ever
go by yourself anywhere.

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Okay? We're not alone on this campus,
so we should never be alone.

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We're also co-hosting with
Missouri Boys State for the first time.

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I don't know if all of you know that.

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I really hope I don't need
to have the talk...

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about what is expected
of you and the boys.

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Also, backs, we don't want them low-cut.

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So, if you do have cut-out backs,

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be sure you do have something
to cover up with as well.

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So, your lanyards,
if it's red, you're a Fed,

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if it's blue, you're a Nationalist.

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How many people do we have running
for governor?

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Nobody. Okay, I was like,
"Where are the hands?"

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All right, you're here. Okay.

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Hi, nice to meet you. I'm Emily.
What's your name?

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- What's your name?
- Nice to meet you. I'm Ally.

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Ally. Nice to meet you.

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Hi. What are your guys' names?

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Hi, I'm Kylie.

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- Kylie.
- Alyssa.

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- Alyssa.
- Kayleigh.

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- Kayleigh.
- Joely.

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Joely, Joely, Joely. Joely.
Nice to meet you, Joely.

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Joely. Julie. Julie?

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- Joe... Joe.
- Joey? Jody?

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Joe-ly.

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- Joely. Joely. Is that Irish?
- There you go. No.

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No?

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So cute.

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Great! The party is gonna continue

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Because we are going to learn
the Girls State song.

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Heck yeah, we are. Heck yeah, we are.

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<i>We are the future builders</i>

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<i>Builders in a band</i>

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<i>And we come from Girls State</i>

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<i>The best state in the land</i>

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<i>Rah, rah, rah
We are up and coming</i>

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Something about this says sexism.

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If the boys don't have to do this,
I'm gonna be pissed.

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No, me too.

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<i>And to our own Girls State
We proudly sing our song</i>

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Hey, the moon.

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This whole environment's, like...
really intense.

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Everything is about building connections
and who you know.

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Even, like, during cupcake making...

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{\an8}...there's a funny feeling in the air,
there's something in the air.

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And it's politics.

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I'm looking for bipartisan support
right now.

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And I feel like you're...
Are you more liberal?

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- I am.
- Yeah, I'm more conservative, but...

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I'm running on bipartisanship, so...

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- What are you running for?
- I'm running for governor.

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- Good morning.
- Good morning.

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{\an8}Look at all the people.
Everybody's up so early. I love it.

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Good morning.

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<i>And meet me at the hotel room</i>

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Get hyped! We're running for office!

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Let's go! Stat!

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<i>You can bring your girlfriends</i>

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- It's too early.
- Nah, this is Girls State.

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<i>The hotel, motel, Holiday Inn</i>

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<i>We at the hotel, motel, Holiday Inn</i>

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I keep wanting to say that
it's more liberal girls at this camp

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than there are conservatives,
but I can't tell.

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I can't tell for sure.

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I can tell the people who are
definitely liberal, definitely for sure.

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Just because, I don't know,
maybe they're just louder?

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Are all of you filing for state office?

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All right, come on in.

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All right. I'm excited.

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How many people are
gonna run for governor? A lot.

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I don't know.

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How many people are gonna run though,
and not know what they're doing?

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I'm worried that I'm gonna look
absolutely horrible when I give a speech,

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just 'cause I don't like talking
to faces I don't know...

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I love public speaking, so...

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Yeah. Okay. See, yeah.

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I like personal speaking,
and then publicly speaking too.

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Do you have speech
and debate at your school?

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We do. I'm in journalism,
so that takes all the time.

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Right, you said that.
I didn't know if you maybe do both, or...

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- No.
- Yeah, I'm a debate kid, so...

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- That's fun.
- Yeah.

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There's so many of you.

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Wow, there's a lot of people.

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I know.

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I think it's gonna come down to public
speaking, and I'm worried, but it's okay.

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Oh, it definitely will.

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{\an8}When I was in Girl Scouts,

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we had superlatives,
and I was voted most judgmental,

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Which is hilarious, right?

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But it's just kind of a testament to,
like, my very aggressive personality.

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I've always been opinionated.

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I was never afraid
to express any of my viewpoints

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and that's put me between a rock
and a hard place several times.

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But, I mean, I'm not going to change.
That's how I am.

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My brother's argumentative
in the exact same way that I am,

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and obviously as a woman
that's not really liked,

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just by society as a whole, because
you're not expected to be that way.

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You're expected to be a little
more docile, a little more submissive.

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What are you guys running for?

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- Governor.
- Governor.

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Awesome. Are you both from the same city?

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- No.
- Friends?

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- No.
- Acquaintances?

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- Awesome.
- We'll become friends.

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Oh, yeah, obviously.

237
00:14:40,714 --> 00:14:42,674
Okay, so why governor?

238
00:14:43,383 --> 00:14:46,845
You know, I wanna be in charge, so...
Have the most influence I can.

239
00:14:47,387 --> 00:14:49,096
I'm not really worried about being liked.

240
00:14:49,097 --> 00:14:52,433
What I'm worried about
is to get people thinking about policies

241
00:14:52,434 --> 00:14:54,018
that I personally support.

242
00:14:54,019 --> 00:14:57,606
All right, we are open for filing!

243
00:15:06,406 --> 00:15:07,698
All right.

244
00:15:07,699 --> 00:15:09,825
I got pictures for you
if you want me to send them to you.

245
00:15:09,826 --> 00:15:11,118
Yes, please, and good luck.

246
00:15:11,119 --> 00:15:12,788
Yep, good luck to you too.

247
00:15:24,049 --> 00:15:24,967
Attorney General?

248
00:15:24,968 --> 00:15:26,134
Yeah.

249
00:15:28,011 --> 00:15:29,513
T-O-C-H-I.

250
00:16:04,089 --> 00:16:10,888
{\an8}I'd like to try for Supreme Court Justice,
which luckily doesn't require an election.

251
00:16:11,597 --> 00:16:13,764
The Supreme Court gets to change things.

252
00:16:13,765 --> 00:16:16,852
Like, a lot of areas in government don't.

253
00:16:17,686 --> 00:16:21,522
Even the legislatures, because they have
so many people to work with,

254
00:16:21,523 --> 00:16:24,484
it is so hard to genuinely change things.

255
00:16:25,694 --> 00:16:27,905
I'm not quite sure where I'm going.

256
00:16:30,908 --> 00:16:32,326
- Thank you.
- Thank you.

257
00:16:33,827 --> 00:16:36,746
I'm an especially socially
progressive person

258
00:16:36,747 --> 00:16:39,458
in a not very socially progressive state.

259
00:16:39,875 --> 00:16:42,251
My perspective is very different from

260
00:16:42,252 --> 00:16:45,005
the decent amount of Missouri
that's rural, for example.

261
00:16:46,632 --> 00:16:49,550
So I'm a bit worried,
especially with things like

262
00:16:49,551 --> 00:16:54,932
the recent leaked alleged
Supreme Court abortion ruling.

263
00:16:55,641 --> 00:16:59,144
I think that's something that quite
a few people will want to talk about.

264
00:17:00,187 --> 00:17:03,940
And for that reason,
being on the Girls State Supreme Court

265
00:17:03,941 --> 00:17:06,652
would be really special to me.

266
00:17:13,450 --> 00:17:14,576
Hello, come in.

267
00:17:18,914 --> 00:17:20,706
{\an8}Oh, shoot.

268
00:17:20,707 --> 00:17:24,752
{\an8}My name's Nisha Murali.
Here's my name tag.

269
00:17:25,921 --> 00:17:29,257
So, why do you want to be
on the Supreme Court?

270
00:17:29,258 --> 00:17:32,760
I want to be on the Supreme Court,
because they make the decisions

271
00:17:32,761 --> 00:17:34,762
that really affect people's lives.

272
00:17:34,763 --> 00:17:38,432
We're seeing that now with,
like, abortion, gay rights, housing,

273
00:17:38,433 --> 00:17:40,601
the amount of money spent
on a federal campaign.

274
00:17:40,602 --> 00:17:44,438
My parents are immigrants,
so there's always been headlines or news

275
00:17:44,439 --> 00:17:48,234
and policies affecting our status
in the country, our political beliefs.

276
00:17:48,235 --> 00:17:52,822
I would love to judge anything
with environmental law.

277
00:17:52,823 --> 00:17:56,450
We need to make a change now
before it goes to future generations.

278
00:17:56,451 --> 00:18:00,288
I honestly like to listen
rather than express my own views.

279
00:18:00,289 --> 00:18:02,498
I try not to be prejudiced.

280
00:18:02,499 --> 00:18:03,541
I am impartial.

281
00:18:03,542 --> 00:18:08,004
My parents are divorced,
so I have to mediate between the two.

282
00:18:08,005 --> 00:18:11,132
Like, if there's a problem,
I kind of have to be in the middle.

283
00:18:11,133 --> 00:18:14,428
Have any real-life court cases
inspired you? How and why?

284
00:18:14,887 --> 00:18:18,848
So, I mean, the big one now,
Johnny Depp, Amber Heard.

285
00:18:18,849 --> 00:18:22,602
I did policy debate in the sophomore year
and I chose sentencing

286
00:18:22,603 --> 00:18:25,563
and I talked a lot about
mandatory minimum sentences,

287
00:18:25,564 --> 00:18:29,025
which are normally used on
non-violent drug offenses,

288
00:18:29,026 --> 00:18:32,945
and they really restrict
the court's power to be merciful.

289
00:18:32,946 --> 00:18:34,907
- Thank you.
- Thank you.

290
00:18:44,541 --> 00:18:45,541
Watch it!

291
00:18:46,919 --> 00:18:48,712
All right, ready? Did it take?

292
00:18:50,339 --> 00:18:52,507
{\an8}- That one's a little bit more blurry...
- Blurry. But it's okay.

293
00:18:52,508 --> 00:18:54,051
{\an8}I'll take it. That's cute, all right.

294
00:18:54,635 --> 00:18:55,761
There's my girlfriend.

295
00:18:56,553 --> 00:18:57,387
She's pretty.

296
00:18:57,388 --> 00:18:59,138
That's my best friend. She graduated.

297
00:18:59,139 --> 00:19:01,141
You can't tell
behind the flip phone screen.

298
00:19:01,850 --> 00:19:02,726
It's good.

299
00:19:02,727 --> 00:19:06,562
Me and her low key are on, not opposite
sides of the political spectrum,

300
00:19:06,563 --> 00:19:08,564
but, honestly, I'm more conservative.

301
00:19:08,565 --> 00:19:10,608
- Yeah.
- And she's not, but it's good...

302
00:19:10,609 --> 00:19:11,777
because it's like...

303
00:19:12,903 --> 00:19:14,143
We don't let it get in the way.

304
00:19:14,655 --> 00:19:17,407
So, I just want to put that out there
before it's like a...

305
00:19:18,408 --> 00:19:19,867
- "You're conservative!"
- I'm not gonna dislike you

306
00:19:19,868 --> 00:19:21,286
because of your political beliefs.

307
00:19:24,331 --> 00:19:27,458
I would like to address you like I have
addressed every class I have ever taught.

308
00:19:27,459 --> 00:19:29,418
- May I do that, please?
- Yeah.

309
00:19:29,419 --> 00:19:30,920
Okay. Hey, girl, hey.

310
00:19:30,921 --> 00:19:32,588
Hey, girl, hey.

311
00:19:32,589 --> 00:19:34,465
One more time. Hey, girl, hey.

312
00:19:34,466 --> 00:19:35,800
Hey, girl, hey.

313
00:19:35,801 --> 00:19:37,511
That's what I was going for, thank you.

314
00:19:41,265 --> 00:19:46,644
We all come from different places.
We all have our own ideas about the world.

315
00:19:46,645 --> 00:19:50,941
But what we really need to focus on
is us as women.

316
00:19:52,901 --> 00:19:57,780
Because although we are all different,
we all have that in common, right?

317
00:19:57,781 --> 00:20:01,909
We all have, in our own different ways,

318
00:20:01,910 --> 00:20:05,914
grown up in a world
where we've never seen a female president.

319
00:20:06,832 --> 00:20:08,792
But how do we change that?

320
00:20:10,294 --> 00:20:12,796
We step up, right?

321
00:20:13,922 --> 00:20:18,468
We want you to be the women
who straighten other women's crowns.

322
00:20:19,261 --> 00:20:21,597
Not the women
who point out that they're crooked.

323
00:20:23,432 --> 00:20:28,644
All right. And I am here to announce
the top 21 persons

324
00:20:28,645 --> 00:20:31,023
who will receive an interview
for the Supreme Court today.

325
00:20:32,024 --> 00:20:35,027
All right.
Katherine Zhou, Pershing City.

326
00:20:35,694 --> 00:20:37,696
Hanna Yoki, Clark.

327
00:20:38,614 --> 00:20:40,616
Anne Chalice, Clark.

328
00:20:40,991 --> 00:20:43,202
Nisha Murali, Harbor City.

329
00:20:44,286 --> 00:20:46,871
Heather Austin, Boone City.

330
00:20:46,872 --> 00:20:49,707
Ashley Green, Grove City.

331
00:20:49,708 --> 00:20:51,668
Brooke Zaylor, Pershing.

332
00:20:52,252 --> 00:20:54,004
Maddison Griffin, Clark.

333
00:20:54,296 --> 00:20:56,298
And Ava Lawless from Lewis.

334
00:21:10,687 --> 00:21:11,522
All right.

335
00:21:11,523 --> 00:21:13,689
The place where we're interviewing
for the Supreme Court...

336
00:21:13,690 --> 00:21:15,316
Oh, my God, were you shortlisted?

337
00:21:15,317 --> 00:21:16,734
- Yes.
- That's amazing!

338
00:21:16,735 --> 00:21:19,404
It's right next door.
It's across the hall.

339
00:21:19,863 --> 00:21:20,781
Thank you so much.

340
00:21:20,782 --> 00:21:22,616
Attendants!

341
00:21:23,867 --> 00:21:28,746
Okay. A lot of the hot button topics
that we think about in law,

342
00:21:28,747 --> 00:21:31,290
come from the Supreme Court, okay?

343
00:21:31,291 --> 00:21:36,587
Recently, you know,
there was the leaked draft of Dobbs,

344
00:21:36,588 --> 00:21:39,841
that would overturn <i>Roe v. Wade.</i>
Was <i>Roe v. Wade...</i>

345
00:21:39,842 --> 00:21:41,927
I live in a small town.

346
00:21:42,636 --> 00:21:45,973
It's definitely way
on the conservative side.

347
00:21:47,349 --> 00:21:51,185
<i>'Cause I'm just a girl, I'd rather not be</i>

348
00:21:51,186 --> 00:21:55,857
<i>'Cause they won't let me
Drive late at night</i>

349
00:21:55,858 --> 00:21:57,775
<i>Oh, I'm just a girl</i>

350
00:21:57,776 --> 00:22:00,612
[Brooke] All of my friends
are majorly pro-life.

351
00:22:01,655 --> 00:22:05,492
It's been hard
to express myself sometimes.

352
00:22:13,292 --> 00:22:15,001
Just because I'm coming from a small town

353
00:22:15,002 --> 00:22:18,546
doesn't mean that I'm gonna be quiet
about my beliefs

354
00:22:18,547 --> 00:22:21,383
or I don't know what's going on
in the world.

355
00:22:24,970 --> 00:22:28,806
This is probably the most
embarrassing blanket I could have brought.

356
00:22:28,807 --> 00:22:30,767
It's a picture of me and my boyfriend.

357
00:22:32,895 --> 00:22:35,647
My boyfriend, my family, everyone's like,

358
00:22:36,648 --> 00:22:39,443
"You got to be competitive
and be on the Supreme Court.

359
00:22:40,819 --> 00:22:41,778
You got to do it.

360
00:22:41,779 --> 00:22:43,863
You got to do it
or you're going to get left in the dust."

361
00:22:43,864 --> 00:22:48,202
And I'm not one to be left in the dust.

362
00:22:58,420 --> 00:23:00,922
27, 28, 29, 30.

363
00:23:00,923 --> 00:23:02,924
Twenty-five, five.

364
00:23:02,925 --> 00:23:05,134
Now I'm comparing scissors.
What does this come to?

365
00:23:05,135 --> 00:23:07,638
I think this one's good.
This one, I'm feeling this one.

366
00:23:30,661 --> 00:23:33,872
Okay. You know what? Maybe I'm
thinking no more double-sided signs.

367
00:23:38,085 --> 00:23:42,338
Hey, y'all. As you know,
vote Tochi for Attorney General.

368
00:23:42,339 --> 00:23:43,464
Keep things truthful.

369
00:23:43,465 --> 00:23:45,717
Hey, y'all. Hi.

370
00:23:46,176 --> 00:23:47,885
My name is Tochi.
I'm running for Attorney General.

371
00:23:47,886 --> 00:23:50,221
If you guys are interested in
hearing any of my platforms,

372
00:23:50,222 --> 00:23:51,723
I'd love to share them with you.

373
00:23:52,057 --> 00:23:53,307
My main platform is the truth.

374
00:23:53,308 --> 00:23:55,685
That's why I'm calling myself
Tochi "Truth" Ihekona.

375
00:23:55,686 --> 00:23:58,521
And as Attorney General,
I would be able to litigate cases

376
00:23:58,522 --> 00:24:00,482
and actually take them
to the Supreme Court.

377
00:24:02,192 --> 00:24:05,695
From the jump, just walking in, I already
knew it's gonna be a lot of white people.

378
00:24:05,696 --> 00:24:07,029
Hey, y'all.

379
00:24:07,030 --> 00:24:10,575
These girls are literally from places
where there's 300 people in their town,

380
00:24:10,576 --> 00:24:12,910
so I'm probably the first Black person
they've ever interacted with.

381
00:24:12,911 --> 00:24:14,453
I just think that
communication is important,

382
00:24:14,454 --> 00:24:16,414
because we're never
gonna get the opportunity

383
00:24:16,415 --> 00:24:18,624
to talk to people
from different parts of Missouri

384
00:24:18,625 --> 00:24:20,460
the way that we are right now.

385
00:24:20,836 --> 00:24:24,672
As far as the white girls go,
they've all been super cool.

386
00:24:24,673 --> 00:24:29,135
I honestly have not experienced
any microaggressions.

387
00:24:29,136 --> 00:24:30,136
Like...

388
00:24:30,846 --> 00:24:31,805
I probably have.

389
00:24:31,806 --> 00:24:35,224
I've been wanting to ask you.
Someone told me you speak Nigerian.

390
00:24:35,225 --> 00:24:37,476
I speak Igbo. Nigeria is a country.

391
00:24:37,477 --> 00:24:39,896
- Okay.
- Isn't there, a language, Nigerian?

392
00:24:39,897 --> 00:24:41,480
- Yeah, it's Igbo.
- Oh, okay.

393
00:24:41,481 --> 00:24:42,441
Yeah.

394
00:24:42,442 --> 00:24:44,985
Is it weird if I ask you to say something?

395
00:24:45,903 --> 00:24:46,903
It is!

396
00:24:48,155 --> 00:24:49,823
Okay, then pretend I didn't ask.

397
00:24:50,866 --> 00:24:52,367
Oh, my God. Y'all are too funny.

398
00:24:52,910 --> 00:24:56,787
I try to find common ground
and I try to relate to them,

399
00:24:56,788 --> 00:24:59,874
because, at the end of the day,
we're all high school teenage girls

400
00:24:59,875 --> 00:25:03,587
who care about government
and we can connect through that.

401
00:25:04,713 --> 00:25:06,632
Good morning.
I'm on the ballot for governor.

402
00:25:09,218 --> 00:25:11,093
I'm here to, like, pitch you, low key.

403
00:25:11,094 --> 00:25:12,845
I'm trying to go around
and get to know people.

404
00:25:12,846 --> 00:25:15,306
This picture will be the first thing
that you see on that governor ballot

405
00:25:15,307 --> 00:25:17,558
{\an8}and it's not a good picture, so, please.

406
00:25:17,559 --> 00:25:19,352
{\an8}This probably isn't a good picture either,

407
00:25:19,353 --> 00:25:21,479
{\an8}but it's probably
slightly better than that, so...

408
00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:23,022
What do you believe, actually?
I'm curious.

409
00:25:23,023 --> 00:25:28,069
It depends based on
the specific issue we're talking about.

410
00:25:28,070 --> 00:25:29,487
That's good. Don't box yourself in.

411
00:25:29,488 --> 00:25:30,947
- I like that.
- Yeah.

412
00:25:30,948 --> 00:25:33,449
I still like listening to other people,
even though I am conservative,

413
00:25:33,450 --> 00:25:35,701
and I feel like that's
a common misconception.

414
00:25:35,702 --> 00:25:37,745
I'm hoping for, like,
a grassroots-style campaign,

415
00:25:37,746 --> 00:25:40,540
because I really don't know how far
a cardboard cut-out is

416
00:25:40,541 --> 00:25:42,041
compared to having a conversation.

417
00:25:42,042 --> 00:25:45,545
I don't want to come off "weird" because,
you know...

418
00:25:45,546 --> 00:25:49,131
You only have so much time and I do
genuinely want to make these connections,

419
00:25:49,132 --> 00:25:51,884
but I'm also going around
and walking around and being like,

420
00:25:51,885 --> 00:25:53,678
"Hi, nice to meet you. What's your name?"

421
00:25:53,679 --> 00:25:55,513
I feel like it's just
a little too eager, maybe.

422
00:25:55,514 --> 00:25:56,473
You're running for governor?

423
00:25:56,474 --> 00:25:58,140
Yeah. I'm the first on the ballot.

424
00:25:58,141 --> 00:25:59,309
Do you guys know each other?

425
00:25:59,726 --> 00:26:01,520
- Casually...
- No, I just know her name.

426
00:26:02,437 --> 00:26:04,230
- I'm conservative.
- We are too.

427
00:26:04,231 --> 00:26:05,523
- Really?
- Yeah.

428
00:26:05,524 --> 00:26:06,984
I'm gonna be honest...

429
00:26:08,026 --> 00:26:10,486
I don't really know what to talk about
in my speech, because our party as a whole

430
00:26:10,487 --> 00:26:13,447
has no platform yet, and I probably won't
agree with the platform to be honest.

431
00:26:13,448 --> 00:26:15,117
I'm looking around this place...

432
00:26:15,784 --> 00:26:18,327
Like, I love it, straightening each
other's crowns and all that.

433
00:26:18,328 --> 00:26:20,497
But the "queen, girlboss, slay..."

434
00:26:21,665 --> 00:26:25,376
Great. If I were a guy
and you weren't doing it mockingly,

435
00:26:25,377 --> 00:26:28,796
would you say that genuinely?
No, like, you wouldn't.

436
00:26:28,797 --> 00:26:30,631
So, I think it's actually
keeping us down more.

437
00:26:30,632 --> 00:26:32,885
Being conservative
and being a young girl

438
00:26:34,094 --> 00:26:38,056
isn't a combination that you see
a lot around here, I feel like.

439
00:26:38,807 --> 00:26:41,058
I love liberals.
I love them to death.

440
00:26:41,059 --> 00:26:46,355
But it's a continuous effort
to listen to people who disagree with me.

441
00:26:46,356 --> 00:26:50,443
I've yet to ever just flip a table
and say I'm done with this conversation.

442
00:26:50,444 --> 00:26:52,084
Maybe there will be a day when I do that.

443
00:26:57,951 --> 00:27:01,662
{\an8}Now presenting,
your future governor...

444
00:27:01,663 --> 00:27:03,832
{\an8}Cecilia Bartin!

445
00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:11,631
Thank you so much!

446
00:27:11,632 --> 00:27:15,801
Some of my main running points
are I love to bring the fun

447
00:27:15,802 --> 00:27:18,054
and the spirit back into
these kinds of things.

448
00:27:18,055 --> 00:27:20,933
I'm going to be reposting the results
for this poll on my Instagram.

449
00:27:26,063 --> 00:27:28,898
I'm Cecilia Bartin!
I'm running to be your governor.

450
00:27:28,899 --> 00:27:32,193
I have many beliefs.
I believe we should not have a dress code.

451
00:27:32,194 --> 00:27:35,404
This is the time to empower women,
and last time I checked,

452
00:27:35,405 --> 00:27:37,616
women know how to dress themselves.

453
00:27:40,577 --> 00:27:43,871
{\an8}I find campaigning
to sometimes be really fake.

454
00:27:43,872 --> 00:27:45,957
{\an8}And there's a lot of people
have come up to me and been like,

455
00:27:45,958 --> 00:27:48,958
{\an8}"I'm running for governor. My name is
'blank.' Vote for me." And I'm like...

456
00:27:49,878 --> 00:27:51,672
That was a five-second interaction.

457
00:27:52,965 --> 00:27:54,882
I'm not gonna remember your name,
first-off.

458
00:27:54,883 --> 00:27:56,467
And second off, why would I vote for you,

459
00:27:56,468 --> 00:27:58,512
because you came up to me
and told me your name?

460
00:27:58,971 --> 00:28:01,556
But I guess sometimes that works
with other people, maybe.

461
00:28:01,557 --> 00:28:03,877
Do you wanna follow me on Instagram?
Do you have Instagram?

462
00:28:04,476 --> 00:28:06,060
- Guess you can just pass it around.
- Okay, I will.

463
00:28:06,061 --> 00:28:07,687
There's tons of things I can talk about,

464
00:28:07,688 --> 00:28:10,691
and if you're following my Instagram,
you'll see my campaign and my agenda.

465
00:28:11,358 --> 00:28:12,859
Firstly, environmental policy.

466
00:28:12,860 --> 00:28:16,362
So, researching renewable energy sources
is really important to me.

467
00:28:16,363 --> 00:28:21,659
I'm also interested in mental health care
for military members.

468
00:28:21,660 --> 00:28:26,414
I used to be viscerally conservative.
Some might call me alt-right.

469
00:28:26,415 --> 00:28:28,833
Because I was too baby,
I was listening to people around me

470
00:28:28,834 --> 00:28:30,501
and people around me were my family.

471
00:28:30,502 --> 00:28:32,962
So I was more conservative,
I was more right leaning.

472
00:28:32,963 --> 00:28:34,589
And then I kind of got older
and I was like,

473
00:28:34,590 --> 00:28:36,341
"I don't know if I agree."

474
00:28:37,843 --> 00:28:40,762
And then it was just kind of
a slow transition out of it.

475
00:28:45,392 --> 00:28:48,060
I talked to one girl and we were talking
about gun control

476
00:28:48,061 --> 00:28:49,770
in the campaigning class.

477
00:28:49,771 --> 00:28:52,565
{\an8}And she was talking to me
and she was like, "Yeah,"

478
00:28:52,566 --> 00:28:56,194
{\an8}because everyone at this point
admits that our gun policy is bad.

479
00:28:56,195 --> 00:29:00,198
Kids are dying, there's guns in schools.
We need to change something.

480
00:29:00,199 --> 00:29:02,116
But it's just the way it gets changed.

481
00:29:02,117 --> 00:29:04,869
So, she was saying, "My bill,"
if she did Girls Nation,

482
00:29:04,870 --> 00:29:06,580
"would be to arm teachers."

483
00:29:07,122 --> 00:29:08,748
I don't know. With that one specifically,

484
00:29:08,749 --> 00:29:11,751
I think that arming teachers should be
a thing where they have to go through

485
00:29:11,752 --> 00:29:13,169
a training course
and have them specifically...

486
00:29:13,170 --> 00:29:16,839
See, but I have so many teachers...
Like, I think it's unfair to teachers.

487
00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:18,007
It should be optional.

488
00:29:18,008 --> 00:29:21,010
And also it's a constitutional right.
Like, the Second Am...

489
00:29:21,011 --> 00:29:23,054
The Constitution is everything.
Sorry, I got distracted.

490
00:29:23,055 --> 00:29:26,057
No, no, no. I haven't had that
many political discussions with people,

491
00:29:26,058 --> 00:29:29,977
so I honestly love it,
but there are some things I disagree with.

492
00:29:29,978 --> 00:29:31,395
I probably won't own an AR,

493
00:29:31,396 --> 00:29:34,066
but theoretically, I like the idea
that I have the right to.

494
00:29:34,650 --> 00:29:37,778
If I go through the proper precautions,
right? I like that idea, right?

495
00:29:38,278 --> 00:29:40,613
I wake up in the middle of the night,
somebody's in my house,

496
00:29:40,614 --> 00:29:41,948
somebody has a gun.

497
00:29:41,949 --> 00:29:46,661
I'm going to be shaking a lot
and you have a shot in the dark, right?

498
00:29:46,662 --> 00:29:50,289
It's aiming in the dark, okay?
An AR's going to be a lot more accurate.

499
00:29:50,290 --> 00:29:52,875
Like, I just, I don't see how
it can protect your house

500
00:29:52,876 --> 00:29:54,544
without being more of a danger
to your house.

501
00:29:54,545 --> 00:29:56,337
The only way it protects you
if an intruder comes in

502
00:29:56,338 --> 00:29:57,713
is if it's laying around.

503
00:29:57,714 --> 00:30:00,424
Maybe raise your kids to understand
that there's a don't touch

504
00:30:00,425 --> 00:30:03,886
and you're going to put the lock on it
when they're a baby and pray to God.

505
00:30:03,887 --> 00:30:06,180
Maybe lock your bedroom door
while they're still young,

506
00:30:06,181 --> 00:30:09,016
and then when they're old enough,
raise them right

507
00:30:09,017 --> 00:30:10,977
and make them understand
this is a don't touch.

508
00:30:10,978 --> 00:30:13,271
- I think we have a different view.
- Exactly.

509
00:30:13,272 --> 00:30:15,731
- But I think this is a good talk.
- No, I'm having fun.

510
00:30:15,732 --> 00:30:18,568
We don't like...
It's fun. Nobody talks politics here.

511
00:30:18,569 --> 00:30:20,653
No, I wanted to talk politics.

512
00:30:20,654 --> 00:30:23,406
I'm having fun. I'm excited. I'm pumped.

513
00:30:23,407 --> 00:30:26,868
I live in St. Louis, it's kind of
the liberalest you get in Missouri.

514
00:30:26,869 --> 00:30:29,203
So I knew if I ran for governor,
through campaigning,

515
00:30:29,204 --> 00:30:32,790
I would be forced to go out
and talk to new people.

516
00:30:32,791 --> 00:30:37,421
That's why I came here. I wanted to
meet girls on the other side of the aisle.

517
00:30:38,547 --> 00:30:41,674
I think boys feel like
they can speak louder about politics,

518
00:30:41,675 --> 00:30:46,470
because I think women, often, when we
start talking politics, we get shut down.

519
00:30:46,471 --> 00:30:50,516
I think we're just less respected.
So, you know, by the time we're 17,

520
00:30:50,517 --> 00:30:52,978
we're already socialized
to stop talking about it.

521
00:30:53,854 --> 00:30:56,607
But we do have
strong views about politics.

522
00:31:18,921 --> 00:31:21,255
So, can I read my speech to you guys?

523
00:31:21,256 --> 00:31:24,509
Because she said that I can't do it
during dinner, we wouldn't have time.

524
00:31:24,510 --> 00:31:25,676
- Yes.
- Okay.

525
00:31:25,677 --> 00:31:29,764
"Hey, girls, I'm Angie DuSant,
I'm running for House of Reps.

526
00:31:29,765 --> 00:31:31,099
I feel like I'm the best..."

527
00:31:32,643 --> 00:31:33,602
Sorry.

528
00:31:33,603 --> 00:31:35,811
"for this, because I love people.

529
00:31:35,812 --> 00:31:39,482
I am a student council rep
back at my school.

530
00:31:39,483 --> 00:31:43,402
I'm a people person, and I believe
in giving everyone a voice.

531
00:31:43,403 --> 00:31:45,780
And I can't wait to get to know everyone

532
00:31:45,781 --> 00:31:49,034
and become best friends
with all of you beautiful women."

533
00:31:51,662 --> 00:31:53,579
So, like, politically, like,
what are you thinking?

534
00:31:53,580 --> 00:31:55,498
- What are your thoughts?
- Politically?

535
00:31:55,499 --> 00:31:57,960
Yeah. Like, do you have a platform?

536
00:31:58,585 --> 00:32:00,003
Like, ideas?

537
00:32:01,004 --> 00:32:03,381
It's okay if you don't.
Like, it's okay, like, I'm not, like...

538
00:32:03,382 --> 00:32:06,092
I just mean, 'cause it hasn't really
been like that, so it's okay if you don't,

539
00:32:06,093 --> 00:32:07,760
because Girls State
isn't really like that.

540
00:32:07,761 --> 00:32:09,804
I'm just, like, throwing it out there,
just in case.

541
00:32:09,805 --> 00:32:11,347
Does it become political at any point?

542
00:32:11,348 --> 00:32:13,182
Well, I was talking to Amy about it,
and she was, like,

543
00:32:13,183 --> 00:32:16,936
usually, girls run on campaigns
that are, like, environment...

544
00:32:16,937 --> 00:32:19,355
- Yeah!
- mental health stuff that, honestly...

545
00:32:19,356 --> 00:32:21,148
is typically pretty bi-partisan.

546
00:32:21,149 --> 00:32:23,651
But, like, if you want
to bring politics into it,

547
00:32:23,652 --> 00:32:26,028
I say go for it, a thousand percent.

548
00:32:26,029 --> 00:32:29,031
Like, obviously, you're gonna have people
that disagree with you, but...

549
00:32:29,032 --> 00:32:30,324
- That's politics.
- Yeah.

550
00:32:30,325 --> 00:32:32,577
Yeah, I think it's interesting because
we're talking about how, like,

551
00:32:32,578 --> 00:32:34,245
"The boys can have their shirts off
and we can't."

552
00:32:34,246 --> 00:32:36,831
- But yet the boys are having, like...
- Politics.

553
00:32:36,832 --> 00:32:38,291
I wouldn't know because
I haven't been there.

554
00:32:38,292 --> 00:32:40,751
The boys are actually having
political experiences right now.

555
00:32:40,752 --> 00:32:42,461
- Yeah.
- Yeah, and I feel like...

556
00:32:42,462 --> 00:32:44,255
I'm a little sick of the fluff.

557
00:32:44,256 --> 00:32:46,382
- Yeah. When does it get...
- No, exactly.

558
00:32:46,383 --> 00:32:48,593
Everybody says that they want
to represent their people,

559
00:32:48,594 --> 00:32:50,344
everybody says that they want
to be friends with everyone

560
00:32:50,345 --> 00:32:51,846
and have everyone's voices heard.

561
00:32:51,847 --> 00:32:54,724
- Okay, let's have a real conversation.
- And get some stuff done.

562
00:32:54,725 --> 00:32:57,226
What do you wanna have done,
what do you want to see?

563
00:32:57,227 --> 00:33:00,104
If we want a genuine experience
on something,

564
00:33:00,105 --> 00:33:02,273
we have to talk about real world issues

565
00:33:02,274 --> 00:33:05,527
and we have yet to do that in any aspect.

566
00:33:10,199 --> 00:33:13,326
I don't want to say
that it's just a female thing,

567
00:33:13,327 --> 00:33:17,330
but maybe it's because
everybody nowadays is told

568
00:33:17,331 --> 00:33:20,791
that we need to really empower each other
as girls, which is true.

569
00:33:20,792 --> 00:33:24,712
But a trap that we risk falling
into with that

570
00:33:24,713 --> 00:33:27,632
is kind of perpetuating the idea

571
00:33:27,633 --> 00:33:30,177
that you're at a disadvantage
because you're a woman.

572
00:33:33,472 --> 00:33:35,723
I was raised in a house
where I was never told,

573
00:33:35,724 --> 00:33:37,934
"You can't do this
because you're a woman."

574
00:33:37,935 --> 00:33:39,770
Never had I ever heard that.

575
00:33:44,983 --> 00:33:47,109
I found another girl's governor page.

576
00:33:47,110 --> 00:33:49,446
She, like, is really campaigning.

577
00:34:39,413 --> 00:34:43,125
Oh, no. I came here to escape men.
Why...?

578
00:34:44,293 --> 00:34:46,627
I'm just gonna start yelling, like,

579
00:34:46,628 --> 00:34:49,254
random conservative phrases at them,

580
00:34:49,255 --> 00:34:51,631
{\an8}- see if they repeat it.
- I will say they will repeat it.

581
00:34:51,632 --> 00:34:53,385
{\an8}I know they will, they're little sheep.

582
00:35:01,894 --> 00:35:03,269
Are those the boys?

583
00:35:03,270 --> 00:35:05,981
I wanna go! Sorry, chill, Emily.

584
00:35:22,122 --> 00:35:23,664
They just, like, flexed.

585
00:35:23,665 --> 00:35:26,167
This one kid just walked by flexing.
It was so bad.

586
00:35:26,168 --> 00:35:27,710
- That's embarrassing.
- I know.

587
00:35:27,711 --> 00:35:30,379
I think that...
That's so just weird picking up people.

588
00:35:30,380 --> 00:35:32,925
I wanna flex now.
I feel like now I wanna be the...

589
00:35:34,676 --> 00:35:36,469
You wanna play this game?
I can play this game.

590
00:35:36,470 --> 00:35:38,054
- You know what pisses me off?
- What?

591
00:35:38,055 --> 00:35:40,057
The fact that they have a gym
and we don't.

592
00:35:41,683 --> 00:35:44,811
I have yesterday's Girls State newspaper.

593
00:35:46,063 --> 00:35:49,149
We all know that Boys State's
happening on campus.

594
00:35:51,985 --> 00:35:55,071
The stories that you are writing
are actually going to be printed

595
00:35:55,072 --> 00:35:58,408
{\an8}in the same paper as the Boys State paper.

596
00:35:59,201 --> 00:36:00,701
And there are a lot of you in this room,

597
00:36:00,702 --> 00:36:03,580
so I'm expecting a lot
of really great stories.

598
00:36:05,290 --> 00:36:07,792
- I love this, every time...
- I love it, I have it.

599
00:36:07,793 --> 00:36:11,087
Has it occurred to anyone else how
boys don't have to walk in buddy system?

600
00:36:11,088 --> 00:36:12,880
- Yes!
- We asked a bunch of them.

601
00:36:12,881 --> 00:36:14,715
We were walking by them,
we were asking them,

602
00:36:14,716 --> 00:36:16,801
they were like, "No."

603
00:36:16,802 --> 00:36:21,097
It's for our protection, I get it.
They're trying to do the best for women.

604
00:36:21,098 --> 00:36:23,099
But it, it's, like, pissing me off.

605
00:36:23,100 --> 00:36:25,017
The reason we're noticing
all these differences

606
00:36:25,018 --> 00:36:27,812
between Boys and Girls State is because
they put us on the same campus.

607
00:36:27,813 --> 00:36:29,565
They brought this problem on themselves.

608
00:36:30,649 --> 00:36:31,732
- Okay.
- I am so sorry.

609
00:36:31,733 --> 00:36:35,195
I also have, like, a few
general announcements, okay?

610
00:36:35,779 --> 00:36:38,489
This is just... You have to be
productive during this time.

611
00:36:38,490 --> 00:36:39,740
You know what I'm saying?

612
00:36:39,741 --> 00:36:41,618
But you also have to
get dressed for dinner.

613
00:36:42,911 --> 00:36:45,705
As a side note,
you can take your cardigan off,

614
00:36:45,706 --> 00:36:48,124
but as soon as we get to a building,
you'll need to put your cardigan

615
00:36:48,125 --> 00:36:50,835
or whatever your cover is, back on.

616
00:36:50,836 --> 00:36:53,171
Tell the boys they have to
put their shirts back on.

617
00:36:53,172 --> 00:36:55,299
Did you know the boys
don't have a buddy system?

618
00:36:55,883 --> 00:36:58,134
And, I think they should...

619
00:36:58,135 --> 00:37:02,388
All right, you guys can talk
about Boys State now if you want to.

620
00:37:02,389 --> 00:37:04,057
Talk about government.

621
00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:09,937
I just feel like the differences
between Boys State and Girls State,

622
00:37:09,938 --> 00:37:11,814
the counsellors don't really want us
to talk about,

623
00:37:11,815 --> 00:37:15,443
because we're supposed to all be, like,
incredibly in love with the program.

624
00:37:15,444 --> 00:37:18,739
And we are... ish.

625
00:37:20,616 --> 00:37:23,826
I would love to go walk over to Boys State
right now and see what they're doing.

626
00:37:23,827 --> 00:37:29,332
Like, I bet they're talking about things
that are really important right now.

627
00:37:29,333 --> 00:37:31,167
Like, I bet they're talking
about <i>Roe v. Wade</i> being overturned.

628
00:37:31,168 --> 00:37:33,337
I bet they're talking
about Second Amendment.

629
00:37:34,588 --> 00:37:36,668
I don't think they're talking about,
like, crop tops.

630
00:37:39,051 --> 00:37:42,595
This is the single most detailed and
most specific bill on our docket today.

631
00:37:42,596 --> 00:37:45,223
And yet, still you've heard
previous senators say

632
00:37:45,224 --> 00:37:48,768
that having a fine of only 50 dollars
makes the issue of discrimination

633
00:37:48,769 --> 00:37:50,728
seem not severe enough, but I ask you,

634
00:37:50,729 --> 00:37:53,982
what's the fine for discrimination now?
Zero.

635
00:38:06,119 --> 00:38:09,665
It's only whenever we work together
that we can actually get stuff done.

636
00:38:30,811 --> 00:38:34,313
{\an8}I have a screen recording of...
One of my friends is at Boys State.

637
00:38:34,314 --> 00:38:37,233
{\an8}And it has, like... Listen to this.
You know the guy I...

638
00:38:37,234 --> 00:38:38,901
{\an8}- Did I tell you about this already?
- Yeah.

639
00:38:38,902 --> 00:38:40,528
He's talking about, like, women's bodies.

640
00:38:40,529 --> 00:38:43,407
And, like fetuses. It's really weird.

641
00:38:44,408 --> 00:38:45,408
<i>This is murder.</i>

642
00:38:45,409 --> 00:38:49,036
<i>Life begins at conception.
There is no alternative.</i>

643
00:38:49,037 --> 00:38:53,249
You know, I was a junior
back when <i>Roe v. Wade</i> was passed or...

644
00:38:53,250 --> 00:38:55,085
dictated by the United States
Supreme Court.

645
00:38:55,711 --> 00:38:59,505
<i>I believe in pro-life.
No abortion, no exceptions.</i>

646
00:38:59,506 --> 00:39:01,340
<i>The Lord moves in mysterious ways,</i>

647
00:39:01,341 --> 00:39:04,219
<i>but we all have a soul
and a right to live it to our fullest.</i>

648
00:39:09,766 --> 00:39:13,019
The Boys State had
a Republican and Democratic...

649
00:39:13,020 --> 00:39:15,396
I can't remember
if it was a representative or senator,

650
00:39:15,397 --> 00:39:17,732
on stage and they were
discussing abortion.

651
00:39:17,733 --> 00:39:20,151
Do they have uteruses? No.

652
00:39:20,152 --> 00:39:22,445
Do we? Yeah.

653
00:39:22,446 --> 00:39:25,072
So, who actually gets the say here?
Not them.

654
00:39:25,073 --> 00:39:27,658
I am pro-life from natural conception
on to death,

655
00:39:27,659 --> 00:39:29,327
because that is the Catholic teaching.

656
00:39:29,328 --> 00:39:31,078
Personally, I'm pro-life,
but I wouldn't try

657
00:39:31,079 --> 00:39:32,955
to convince somebody who's not otherwise.

658
00:39:32,956 --> 00:39:34,957
Like, maybe I'd share my opinion
and talk to them,

659
00:39:34,958 --> 00:39:38,336
but I don't think it's something
that's worth like, "No, become pro-life."

660
00:39:38,337 --> 00:39:40,087
If you say you’re pro-life,
you need to assess

661
00:39:40,088 --> 00:39:41,631
what's gonna happen to the kids after.

662
00:39:41,632 --> 00:39:43,841
You need to create programs
for after-life,

663
00:39:43,842 --> 00:39:45,551
which is another piece of it.

664
00:39:45,552 --> 00:39:48,679
Like, I don't think you can say
you're pro-life, and not...

665
00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:51,557
I think pro-life
is its own problematic statement.

666
00:39:51,558 --> 00:39:53,684
A lot of "pro-lifers"
aren't actual "pro-life."

667
00:39:53,685 --> 00:39:55,061
- Right.
- They're pro-birth.

668
00:39:55,062 --> 00:39:56,521
- Yeah.
- Now that is a big difference.

669
00:39:56,522 --> 00:39:59,398
No, I think they're pro-women's
restrictions on women's bodies.

670
00:39:59,399 --> 00:40:04,403
We are taking steps back as a society.

671
00:40:04,404 --> 00:40:06,822
Instead of moving forward
with women's rights.

672
00:40:06,823 --> 00:40:08,658
Instead of moving forward
with us having the right

673
00:40:08,659 --> 00:40:12,538
to do what we want with our bodies,
men are taking it away from us. Again!

674
00:40:14,373 --> 00:40:16,333
Y'all gonna get me to cussing.

675
00:40:28,470 --> 00:40:30,096
Okay, everybody.

676
00:40:30,097 --> 00:40:32,640
{\an8}We just need to get rid of the anxiety.

677
00:40:32,641 --> 00:40:35,059
{\an8}So let's all hold hands,
just really quick.

678
00:40:35,060 --> 00:40:37,895
We are all meant to be here
for a reason right now.

679
00:40:37,896 --> 00:40:41,482
We all deserve this,
but whoever gets it is amazing.

680
00:40:41,483 --> 00:40:44,527
Seven of us are gonna make it
on that Supreme Court.

681
00:40:44,528 --> 00:40:47,114
And we're all gonna be proud
of each other.

682
00:40:48,615 --> 00:40:51,117
- Okay, the nerves are still here.
- Right?

683
00:40:51,118 --> 00:40:53,786
I'm pretty sure
that Brooke and I began talking

684
00:40:53,787 --> 00:40:56,747
{\an8}because I complimented, like,
a braid in her hair that's really pretty

685
00:40:56,748 --> 00:40:59,750
{\an8}and, like, beaded with red, white
and blue beads.

686
00:40:59,751 --> 00:41:03,796
{\an8}But, after that, we just kept talking
because she's really nice

687
00:41:03,797 --> 00:41:08,051
and, like, genuinely cares a lot
about government and so do I.

688
00:41:08,468 --> 00:41:09,886
Okay, try again.

689
00:41:09,887 --> 00:41:14,057
Until now, we didn't have to worry
about any sort of competition.

690
00:41:15,184 --> 00:41:17,101
One of us will be in the Supreme Court,

691
00:41:17,102 --> 00:41:18,936
but there's no way
for both of us to do it.

692
00:41:18,937 --> 00:41:21,397
- It's gonna be great either way.
- Yeah.

693
00:41:21,398 --> 00:41:23,858
- You'd make the best Supreme Court ever.
- Right?

694
00:41:23,859 --> 00:41:25,943
Actually, no because
the best Supreme Court ever

695
00:41:25,944 --> 00:41:27,446
would have both of us on it.

696
00:41:28,822 --> 00:41:31,741
{\an8}Nisha came up and talked to me.

697
00:41:31,742 --> 00:41:35,786
{\an8}And I was like, "Okay, this is...
this is cool, you're cool,

698
00:41:35,787 --> 00:41:38,164
you're a cool person,
you're so much different than me.

699
00:41:38,165 --> 00:41:42,460
And I think that's great for both of us.
Let's talk, let's hang out."

700
00:41:42,461 --> 00:41:45,047
And then we got put
against each other.

701
00:41:46,131 --> 00:41:49,343
But strong girls empower
strong girls, right?

702
00:41:51,720 --> 00:41:52,970
This is intimidating.

703
00:41:52,971 --> 00:41:55,556
I know, right? All right, ready?

704
00:41:55,557 --> 00:41:57,058
- Yeah.
- Awesome.

705
00:41:57,059 --> 00:41:59,310
{\an8}Do you think the Constitution as it stands

706
00:41:59,311 --> 00:42:01,479
{\an8}is the best possible basis

707
00:42:01,480 --> 00:42:05,901
{\an8}for what will create the best quality
of life for American citizens?

708
00:42:06,276 --> 00:42:11,239
I think that with the amendments that
have been made to it, obviously...

709
00:42:11,240 --> 00:42:16,786
it's just keeps getting, well,
sometimes better.

710
00:42:16,787 --> 00:42:19,997
Sometimes things like
overturning <i>Roe v. Wade,</i>

711
00:42:19,998 --> 00:42:22,333
that's very controversial right now.

712
00:42:22,334 --> 00:42:26,337
And it should be a topic
that is more exclusive, I think.

713
00:42:26,338 --> 00:42:30,801
It should be just a women's conversation,
I think, not a men's conversation.

714
00:42:31,468 --> 00:42:36,722
I would add in a clause on discriminating

715
00:42:36,723 --> 00:42:40,726
on the basis
of sexual or gender orientation.

716
00:42:40,727 --> 00:42:44,730
Are there any qualities that you possess
that you believe make you stand out

717
00:42:44,731 --> 00:42:48,485
when it comes to your ability
to objectively interpret the Constitution?

718
00:42:49,570 --> 00:42:52,071
I think that...

719
00:42:52,072 --> 00:42:57,952
it might not be the most formal way
to hear other people's ideas,

720
00:42:57,953 --> 00:43:00,955
but I am a very social person.

721
00:43:00,956 --> 00:43:03,040
I will talk to a wall.

722
00:43:03,041 --> 00:43:07,295
I've had a lot of practice
separating my own opinions

723
00:43:07,296 --> 00:43:10,298
about political beliefs from fact.

724
00:43:10,299 --> 00:43:15,511
And sometimes I had to have the team
I disagree with win, because...

725
00:43:15,512 --> 00:43:18,097
they argued their case better.
They knew more.

726
00:43:18,098 --> 00:43:23,519
And the fact that I've been
doing that all year, I believe, makes...

727
00:43:23,520 --> 00:43:26,899
gives me more knowledge
on how to do that in a court system.

728
00:43:27,524 --> 00:43:29,317
It's nice to talk to you finally.

729
00:43:29,318 --> 00:43:31,152
- Oh yeah.
- I'm like so intimidated by you.

730
00:43:31,153 --> 00:43:34,071
- No, don't be. Very normal person. Yeah.
- Okay. Okay.

731
00:43:34,072 --> 00:43:35,991
- Have a good night.
- Nice to meet you again.

732
00:43:37,492 --> 00:43:39,785
That's your first one,
you have to choose one of the two.

733
00:43:39,786 --> 00:43:41,038
Okay. Awesome.

734
00:43:45,834 --> 00:43:51,380
<i>The party's on our side!
Hey, the party, the party's over here!</i>

735
00:43:51,381 --> 00:43:55,384
P-A-R-T-Y,
the party, party is on our side!

736
00:43:55,385 --> 00:43:58,889
Hey, the party, the party's over here!

737
00:43:59,431 --> 00:44:02,475
Yeah! Good morning.

738
00:44:02,476 --> 00:44:05,354
Let's sing! Yes.

739
00:44:07,356 --> 00:44:13,069
<i>We are the future builders</i>

740
00:44:13,070 --> 00:44:17,698
<i>Builders in a band</i>

741
00:44:17,699 --> 00:44:21,410
<i>And we come from Girls State</i>

742
00:44:21,411 --> 00:44:26,040
<i>The best state in the land
Rah, rah, rah!</i>

743
00:44:26,041 --> 00:44:29,752
<i>We are up and coming</i>

744
00:44:29,753 --> 00:44:34,549
<i>Progressive, kind, and strong</i>

745
00:44:34,550 --> 00:44:37,927
<i>And to our own Girls State</i>

746
00:44:37,928 --> 00:44:43,642
<i>We proudly sing our song</i>

747
00:44:52,234 --> 00:44:55,236
All right, ladies,
we have our state Supreme Court.

748
00:44:55,237 --> 00:44:56,320
Are we ready?

749
00:44:56,321 --> 00:44:57,823
- Yeah!
- No.

750
00:45:00,200 --> 00:45:02,411
All right. Alana Hasman from Cronin.

751
00:45:05,497 --> 00:45:06,999
Anna Yoki from Clark.

752
00:45:08,876 --> 00:45:11,419
After every single step of the way,

753
00:45:11,420 --> 00:45:15,923
after my written application,
after my spoken interview,

754
00:45:15,924 --> 00:45:20,052
I was one hundred percent convinced
that this is it.

755
00:45:20,053 --> 00:45:22,763
This is where I'd go out.
They're not gonna want me after this.

756
00:45:22,764 --> 00:45:26,100
I could have written this better.
I stuttered too much.

757
00:45:26,101 --> 00:45:28,896
And there was so much self-doubt.

758
00:45:30,397 --> 00:45:33,232
But the morning comes around,

759
00:45:33,233 --> 00:45:37,945
and as someone who'd been, like,
the best in my school,

760
00:45:37,946 --> 00:45:41,866
I started actually thinking about

761
00:45:41,867 --> 00:45:46,413
the possibility that I would end up
on the Supreme Court.

762
00:45:47,122 --> 00:45:48,624
Sophia Black from Anthony.

763
00:45:50,959 --> 00:45:52,836
G.S. Singh from Covington.

764
00:45:54,922 --> 00:45:56,840
Brooke Taylor from Pershing.

765
00:45:58,926 --> 00:46:00,761
And Hannah Rice from Carver.

766
00:46:09,811 --> 00:46:11,771
- You deserve it.
- I'm so proud of both of us.

767
00:46:11,772 --> 00:46:12,731
I'm proud of you.

768
00:46:12,732 --> 00:46:14,483
You and I have the hang of this, okay?

769
00:46:15,400 --> 00:46:16,985
Congratulations, ladies.

770
00:46:19,905 --> 00:46:21,698
Congratulations, girls.

771
00:46:22,366 --> 00:46:25,911
Okay, I have one last thing for you.
This is my challenge to you today.

772
00:46:27,162 --> 00:46:29,580
Give two people a compliment.

773
00:46:29,581 --> 00:46:32,125
Not right now! Pepper it out.

774
00:46:32,626 --> 00:46:34,419
Be good to each other. Goodbye.

775
00:46:45,180 --> 00:46:49,977
I think it'll take me a while
to fully process the loss.

776
00:46:51,061 --> 00:46:54,189
Because I really put myself out there.

777
00:46:55,983 --> 00:46:58,609
I think that's something
that a lot of girls at Girls State

778
00:46:58,610 --> 00:47:00,612
are struggling with as well.

779
00:47:01,864 --> 00:47:05,366
We all work very hard
on the image of ourselves

780
00:47:05,367 --> 00:47:10,038
that we want to show to the world,
and it's exhausting.

781
00:47:12,499 --> 00:47:14,458
I wanna say something
about being Christian in my speech.

782
00:47:14,459 --> 00:47:16,460
Like, just a brief...
I don't wanna, like, drag on it,

783
00:47:16,461 --> 00:47:19,213
but I definitely wanna mention it
'cause I feel that's part of my identity

784
00:47:19,214 --> 00:47:20,631
and I'm trying to be transparent.

785
00:47:20,632 --> 00:47:22,341
'Cause what if I did run
on a more conservative...

786
00:47:22,342 --> 00:47:23,801
Like, what if I just said it?

787
00:47:23,802 --> 00:47:25,845
It's like, honestly,
strategically speaking,

788
00:47:25,846 --> 00:47:27,221
there are more liberal candidates

789
00:47:27,222 --> 00:47:30,601
that I'm, like, actually feeling...
threatened by.

790
00:47:31,435 --> 00:47:33,686
And if they split the vote,
which I think they will,

791
00:47:33,687 --> 00:47:37,732
how many people would that maybe
comfort a little bit and, like...

792
00:47:37,733 --> 00:47:40,776
The best thing you can do is just
be confident and do what you know.

793
00:47:40,777 --> 00:47:43,154
They say you can come here
to be a new person,

794
00:47:43,155 --> 00:47:45,323
but if you come here
and you build yourself

795
00:47:45,324 --> 00:47:48,367
on a completely new identity,
you're lost.

796
00:47:48,368 --> 00:47:50,662
So just stick to what you know.

797
00:47:57,836 --> 00:48:00,214
My faith is one of the most
important things about me.

798
00:48:01,048 --> 00:48:03,091
Christianity has definitely guided me.

799
00:48:05,135 --> 00:48:07,054
I grew up in the Church.

800
00:48:08,263 --> 00:48:09,973
My dad was a pastor.

801
00:48:11,558 --> 00:48:13,602
He passed away when I was younger.

802
00:48:16,980 --> 00:48:20,024
It's just me and my mom.
She's a single mom.

803
00:48:20,025 --> 00:48:22,068
She's always been there.

804
00:48:22,069 --> 00:48:24,238
She sacrificed a lot for me.

805
00:48:28,408 --> 00:48:31,577
{\an8}Being able to go for the scholarship
would help me a lot.

806
00:48:31,578 --> 00:48:34,872
Financially-wise, this would just be
a really, really big thing for me.

807
00:48:34,873 --> 00:48:37,917
That is currently the biggest
stressor I have.

808
00:48:37,918 --> 00:48:41,546
Because college is a lot, and I am paying
for college, a hundred percent on my own.

809
00:48:41,547 --> 00:48:45,049
Just because of that, like, you know,
it's just not there for us.

810
00:48:45,050 --> 00:48:47,593
Can you expand on what you plan
to do with your major?

811
00:48:47,594 --> 00:48:50,763
Yes, I can.
So, I'm interested in journalism.

812
00:48:50,764 --> 00:48:52,390
That's what I want
to major in in college

813
00:48:52,391 --> 00:48:55,351
because political journalism
is my major career goal.

814
00:48:55,352 --> 00:48:56,561
I heard about the scholarship.

815
00:48:56,562 --> 00:49:00,022
I really wanted to apply
because this would be a huge thing for me.

816
00:49:00,023 --> 00:49:02,609
So thank you so much
for taking time and listening.

817
00:49:10,784 --> 00:49:12,035
That's cool.

818
00:49:23,172 --> 00:49:25,965
Everyone hypes up Girls State as,
like, this monumental moment

819
00:49:25,966 --> 00:49:29,051
that's gonna change the way you
view yourself and the way you view others.

820
00:49:29,052 --> 00:49:31,345
And I was kind of just, like,
"Okay, is it gonna happen?"

821
00:49:31,346 --> 00:49:33,390
Like, I hadn't felt it yet.

822
00:49:34,850 --> 00:49:38,811
But once we started debating and,
like, talking about politics,

823
00:49:38,812 --> 00:49:41,023
I thought, "This is where it all begins."

824
00:49:42,733 --> 00:49:46,360
You know, I have a lot of ideas, guys,
but does anybody else have ideas first?

825
00:49:46,361 --> 00:49:50,198
So, yeah. Let's get straight to it.
Abortion, what are we thinking? Go for it.

826
00:49:50,199 --> 00:49:54,368
Okay, I'm more on the pro-choice
side of things, so...

827
00:49:54,369 --> 00:49:56,454
I'm a Christian, so I am pro-life,

828
00:49:56,455 --> 00:49:58,247
but I don't think that the government
should be able

829
00:49:58,248 --> 00:50:00,334
- to regulate a woman's body.
- Yes.

830
00:50:06,006 --> 00:50:08,090
The House will come to order.

831
00:50:08,091 --> 00:50:10,468
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I move
that delegates should be able to choose

832
00:50:10,469 --> 00:50:13,430
their preferred name and pronouns
that goes on their ID badges.

833
00:50:18,435 --> 00:50:19,520
You guys!

834
00:50:23,065 --> 00:50:24,775
Hi, Mommy.

835
00:50:25,484 --> 00:50:27,819
{\an8}Hi, Mommy.

836
00:50:28,946 --> 00:50:31,490
Girl, I... I did it. I did it, Mommy.

837
00:50:32,658 --> 00:50:34,535
I won Attorney General.

838
00:50:35,661 --> 00:50:37,871
I know, I know. Thank you.

839
00:50:39,748 --> 00:50:41,625
Okay, well, I have to go.

840
00:50:42,084 --> 00:50:44,586
Please don't make me cry.
That's embarrassing.

841
00:50:48,423 --> 00:50:49,841
Thank you, thank you.

842
00:50:49,842 --> 00:50:51,926
I think about my parents a lot
through this process.

843
00:50:51,927 --> 00:50:52,927
I love you too.

844
00:50:55,055 --> 00:50:56,431
My parents are immigrants.

845
00:50:57,307 --> 00:50:59,642
That has definitely shaped me.

846
00:50:59,643 --> 00:51:02,937
Smiles right there. Beautiful family.

847
00:51:02,938 --> 00:51:06,440
I know that my parents have fought
to get to where they're at.

848
00:51:06,441 --> 00:51:07,692
All right, look at your dad.

849
00:51:07,693 --> 00:51:10,153
They've had to struggle to be accepted.

850
00:51:11,196 --> 00:51:12,613
Dance party! Dance party!

851
00:51:12,614 --> 00:51:16,993
So seeing people that look like me winning
made me think of my parents,

852
00:51:16,994 --> 00:51:20,706
because I did not expect people
to be so receptive.

853
00:51:21,832 --> 00:51:24,668
I really did come into this,
like, guard up.

854
00:51:25,669 --> 00:51:28,379
So, it was really cool
to get that support.

855
00:51:28,380 --> 00:51:29,881
All right. You guys'll do great.

856
00:51:29,882 --> 00:51:32,467
But I am kind of waiting
for another ball to drop.

857
00:51:33,969 --> 00:51:38,182
Oyez, oyez, oyez.
The Honorable Nisha presiding.

858
00:51:39,141 --> 00:51:43,227
{\an8}We are arguing that Missouri's law
that requires a woman

859
00:51:43,228 --> 00:51:45,605
{\an8}who wants to have an abortion
to receive counselling

860
00:51:45,606 --> 00:51:47,773
{\an8}violates a woman's right to privacy.

861
00:51:47,774 --> 00:51:51,527
Instead of sitting around
being disappointed over losing,

862
00:51:51,528 --> 00:51:54,697
I started associate circuit judge work,

863
00:51:54,698 --> 00:51:59,702
helping other people prosecute,
planning cases, judging,

864
00:51:59,703 --> 00:52:02,915
doing the things that we, like,
should work on here.

865
00:52:04,041 --> 00:52:06,835
Her privacy is still protected.

866
00:52:10,005 --> 00:52:13,132
We think that fear
is a main driving factor for abortion.

867
00:52:13,133 --> 00:52:16,302
Obviously, things can happen,
like rape, incest,

868
00:52:16,303 --> 00:52:19,388
{\an8}or it's endangering to the mother.
It's all based on fear.

869
00:52:19,389 --> 00:52:22,767
{\an8}So, we think that all women
should go through counselling,

870
00:52:22,768 --> 00:52:25,854
just to make sure that it's
not something that they regret.

871
00:52:26,355 --> 00:52:28,564
Excuse me.
Do you believe that the woman

872
00:52:28,565 --> 00:52:31,902
should be able to decide
whether they would like this help?

873
00:52:33,153 --> 00:52:36,197
I think forced counselling
is kind of good, in general.

874
00:52:36,198 --> 00:52:40,368
I mean, obviously, it's going to be hard
for people to open up to doctors,

875
00:52:40,369 --> 00:52:43,246
but, ultimately,
they're just there to help.

876
00:52:43,247 --> 00:52:45,666
Why would it be such a big deal?

877
00:52:51,964 --> 00:52:54,131
I ruled in favor of Amelia,

878
00:52:54,132 --> 00:52:57,051
that requiring counselling
before an abortion

879
00:52:57,052 --> 00:52:59,263
violated her right to privacy.

880
00:53:00,597 --> 00:53:03,307
Guess what I ruled on this morning?

881
00:53:03,308 --> 00:53:05,852
- The... Wait.
- The abortion case.

882
00:53:05,853 --> 00:53:08,020
It's being appealed, the ruling I ran on.

883
00:53:08,021 --> 00:53:11,315
It's a Supreme Court decision now,
everyone can come watch it.

884
00:53:11,316 --> 00:53:12,441
Okay, okay.

885
00:53:12,442 --> 00:53:15,194
Do you have any idea about...

886
00:53:15,195 --> 00:53:18,115
like, any ideas to help
the <i>Roe v. Wade</i> case right now?

887
00:53:19,283 --> 00:53:22,785
Because I'm sure every girl in this room
knows the state that it's at,

888
00:53:22,786 --> 00:53:25,121
- and it terrifies at least half of us.
- Yeah.

889
00:53:25,122 --> 00:53:27,665
But then, when we try to talk
to the men about it, it's like,

890
00:53:27,666 --> 00:53:30,751
"Well, that probably won't happen.
That seems a little absurd."

891
00:53:30,752 --> 00:53:33,130
- Yeah, right?
- That's what we need to talk about.

892
00:53:35,340 --> 00:53:37,551
- Hey, y'all.
- Hey.

893
00:53:38,635 --> 00:53:40,344
- Should I start?
- Yeah.

894
00:53:40,345 --> 00:53:43,515
I deserve to be here.

895
00:53:45,684 --> 00:53:47,518
{\an8}We are all qualified.

896
00:53:47,519 --> 00:53:50,564
{\an8}- We are all qualified.
- You stole mine!

897
00:53:51,106 --> 00:53:55,819
We are all amazingly talented.

898
00:53:57,362 --> 00:54:04,285
I can confidently speak
in front of hundreds of girls.

899
00:54:04,286 --> 00:54:07,705
We're allowed to make mistakes.

900
00:54:07,706 --> 00:54:10,667
- Okay, that was a little bit louder.
- That one's good.

901
00:54:36,151 --> 00:54:37,735
- Hello.
- Hi.

902
00:54:37,736 --> 00:54:40,948
I have no clue what city you guys are,
I just wanted a good view of the stage.

903
00:54:41,365 --> 00:54:43,533
I was the judge that made
the original decision,

904
00:54:43,534 --> 00:54:45,454
and I want to know
what they're gonna do with it.

905
00:54:45,744 --> 00:54:46,954
Gotcha.

906
00:54:47,371 --> 00:54:49,455
I was telling everyone about this

907
00:54:49,456 --> 00:54:51,582
as soon as I knew it was going
to the Supreme Court,

908
00:54:51,583 --> 00:54:54,001
because I wanted people
to be having that conversation.

909
00:54:54,002 --> 00:54:56,379
And a lot of what I heard was,

910
00:54:56,380 --> 00:54:59,966
"It's a very timely decision,
because in a couple of weeks

911
00:54:59,967 --> 00:55:02,051
we couldn't be having this conversation."

912
00:55:02,052 --> 00:55:04,303
And that just hurt.

913
00:55:04,304 --> 00:55:08,975
That's a huge conversation
that's effectively shut down soon.

914
00:55:08,976 --> 00:55:12,103
I'm excited to see the Supreme Court case,
like, US Supreme Court.

915
00:55:12,104 --> 00:55:13,813
- Right, like they're you a...
- Because I'm all about this.

916
00:55:13,814 --> 00:55:17,275
Which, the people... I mean,
the people at my school were saying,

917
00:55:17,276 --> 00:55:20,194
"It's gonna ban abortion, it's gonna... "
And I'm like, "No."

918
00:55:20,195 --> 00:55:23,489
I'm pretty sure, like, at least
what the leaked opinion does

919
00:55:23,490 --> 00:55:26,325
is just say there
is no federal right to privacy.

920
00:55:26,326 --> 00:55:30,037
Which makes no difference in a case
in a state like New York or California,

921
00:55:30,038 --> 00:55:32,582
and a lot of difference
in a state like Missouri.

922
00:55:32,583 --> 00:55:33,583
Yeah.

923
00:55:47,347 --> 00:55:50,725
As Attorney General,
I don't really have to say my politics.

924
00:55:50,726 --> 00:55:53,519
I just have to give good legal counsel
to the state,

925
00:55:53,520 --> 00:55:55,438
which is what Attorney General does.

926
00:55:55,439 --> 00:55:57,607
But I wanna start off
with giving out definitions,

927
00:55:57,608 --> 00:55:59,817
especially since we get the opportunity
to speak first.

928
00:55:59,818 --> 00:56:01,903
I think we should hit them with,
"This is how we're defining this,

929
00:56:01,904 --> 00:56:04,238
this is how we're defining that,
this is how we're defining this,

930
00:56:04,239 --> 00:56:06,991
and our opposing counsel
has not done that at all.

931
00:56:06,992 --> 00:56:09,785
They haven't defined anything, but they're
saying their privacy's being violated."

932
00:56:09,786 --> 00:56:12,246
Personally, I believe there should be
the choice to go to counselling,

933
00:56:12,247 --> 00:56:15,500
but I have to decide
what would be the best

934
00:56:15,501 --> 00:56:20,589
for the outcome of this case
and not my own, like, personal belief.

935
00:56:21,131 --> 00:56:23,592
It's a bit of, like, a moral dilemma.

936
00:56:27,262 --> 00:56:28,930
Oyez, oyez, oyez.

937
00:56:28,931 --> 00:56:33,017
The Missouri Girls State Supreme Court
is now in session.

938
00:56:33,018 --> 00:56:36,897
The Honorable G.S. Singh presiding.

939
00:56:41,610 --> 00:56:45,404
The case is definitely where it belongs,
in front of women.

940
00:56:45,405 --> 00:56:48,324
The Constitution was written
hundreds of years ago

941
00:56:48,325 --> 00:56:51,953
by a bunch of old white guys
that don't know what's happening today.

942
00:56:51,954 --> 00:56:53,747
So much has happened since then.

943
00:56:54,540 --> 00:56:57,041
So, it's really...

944
00:56:57,042 --> 00:56:59,878
It's a tough job to apply it to right now.

945
00:57:00,879 --> 00:57:02,380
Argument for the appellant.

946
00:57:02,381 --> 00:57:03,923
Yes, Your Honor.

947
00:57:03,924 --> 00:57:05,842
- May it please the court?
- It does.

948
00:57:05,843 --> 00:57:08,678
All right. I first want to start this off
by defining privacy

949
00:57:08,679 --> 00:57:11,390
because that is one of the main parts
of today's case.

950
00:57:12,182 --> 00:57:13,766
Privacy, according to Oxford Dictionary,

951
00:57:13,767 --> 00:57:16,269
is the state of being free
from public attention.

952
00:57:16,270 --> 00:57:18,688
This is important because
the opposing counsel is arguing

953
00:57:18,689 --> 00:57:21,941
that under the current Missouri law,
a woman's right to privacy

954
00:57:21,942 --> 00:57:25,319
is being breached when
they are going into a counsellor's office

955
00:57:25,320 --> 00:57:26,822
before receiving an abortion.

956
00:57:27,614 --> 00:57:30,908
Now, that moves us on
to doctor patient confidentiality,

957
00:57:30,909 --> 00:57:34,078
which is defined as mutual consent
between the physician and patient.

958
00:57:34,079 --> 00:57:37,123
So, as we're seeing that most counsellors
that give free counselling advice

959
00:57:37,124 --> 00:57:42,295
are medical officials, HIPAA and
doctor patient confidentiality is present.

960
00:57:42,296 --> 00:57:45,756
That counsellor would not be able
to go and share that information

961
00:57:45,757 --> 00:57:48,134
to the public or even anyone else.

962
00:57:48,135 --> 00:57:51,929
Okay, so do you believe someone
unwillingly sharing information

963
00:57:51,930 --> 00:57:56,018
about themselves to another person
is a breach of privacy?

964
00:57:57,644 --> 00:57:59,729
I... I don't think
I can answer that question

965
00:57:59,730 --> 00:58:01,772
without knowing what "unwilling"
would look like.

966
00:58:01,773 --> 00:58:04,942
Because if there's a gun to your head,
then obviously that's a breach of privacy.

967
00:58:04,943 --> 00:58:08,321
But if you're in a room where you know
what's going to happen within that room,

968
00:58:08,322 --> 00:58:10,448
I personally wouldn't define that
as unwilling.

969
00:58:10,449 --> 00:58:12,491
But do they really choose to enter

970
00:58:12,492 --> 00:58:15,912
if they're not allowed
to have an abortion unless they go?

971
00:58:15,913 --> 00:58:17,455
I think that is a great point,

972
00:58:17,456 --> 00:58:19,582
but that's just not
what this case is about.

973
00:58:19,583 --> 00:58:24,253
It's about whether or not that counsellor
is sharing information with others.

974
00:58:24,254 --> 00:58:26,507
I rest my case, and thank you.

975
00:58:27,341 --> 00:58:29,717
Do we have an argument for the respondent?

976
00:58:29,718 --> 00:58:31,011
Yes, Your Honor.

977
00:58:32,846 --> 00:58:34,514
Honorable justices of the Court.

978
00:58:34,515 --> 00:58:39,937
The State has failed to prove that
the privacy of the client remained intact.

979
00:58:40,812 --> 00:58:42,355
So, what is privacy?

980
00:58:42,356 --> 00:58:44,482
Privacy, not according
to the Oxford Dictionary,

981
00:58:44,483 --> 00:58:46,568
but privacy according to law.

982
00:58:47,277 --> 00:58:52,573
Privacy is the right not to have one’s
personal matters disclosed or publicized.

983
00:58:52,574 --> 00:58:54,367
So, if I'm understanding correctly,

984
00:58:54,368 --> 00:58:59,539
HIPAA ensures that medical professionals
cannot share a patient's details.

985
00:58:59,540 --> 00:59:01,791
Do you know if these count,
if HIPAA is applicable

986
00:59:01,792 --> 00:59:03,377
to these counsellors as well?

987
00:59:04,127 --> 00:59:06,796
Yes, the counsellors would have HIPAA
intact to them,

988
00:59:06,797 --> 00:59:09,382
but that's not what we have to take
into consideration.

989
00:59:09,383 --> 00:59:12,553
They didn't choose to go
to the source to talk to them.

990
00:59:13,595 --> 00:59:17,473
Does that deter the person
from going back to said clinic?

991
00:59:17,474 --> 00:59:19,225
Well, ultimately,
it decides on the person,

992
00:59:19,226 --> 00:59:21,727
but the things that they show
within the counselling

993
00:59:21,728 --> 00:59:24,772
do typically try to steer people away
from getting an abortion.

994
00:59:24,773 --> 00:59:27,358
So, they'll show what the process
of getting an abortion is,

995
00:59:27,359 --> 00:59:30,599
so that the woman is feeling more guilty
when she was already set in her decision.

996
00:59:31,280 --> 00:59:33,990
So, just to clarify,
the abortion process cannot resume

997
00:59:33,991 --> 00:59:36,325
until they... like,
after they had counselling.

998
00:59:36,326 --> 00:59:37,368
Yes, that is correct.

999
00:59:37,369 --> 00:59:40,413
They don't choose to go to counseling
before they choose to get an abortion.

1000
00:59:40,414 --> 00:59:42,164
That's where the privacy is being broken,

1001
00:59:42,165 --> 00:59:44,710
and that's what the state
failed to address.

1002
00:59:45,669 --> 00:59:46,503
Constitution...

1003
00:59:46,504 --> 00:59:48,505
- Thank you.
- Thank you, Your Honors.

1004
00:59:49,840 --> 00:59:53,885
Supreme Court case number one,
<i>Amelia v. the State of Missouri</i>

1005
00:59:53,886 --> 00:59:56,262
is now taken under submission.

1006
00:59:56,263 --> 00:59:59,933
The Missouri Girls State
Supreme Court is now in recess.

1007
01:00:11,111 --> 01:00:13,321
So, was that very different
from the trial process?

1008
01:00:13,322 --> 01:00:14,447
So much more different.

1009
01:00:14,448 --> 01:00:16,825
They actually know the process
of the law this time.

1010
01:00:17,326 --> 01:00:19,952
I am excited to see what the court rules.

1011
01:00:19,953 --> 01:00:22,413
They're required...
No, they're required to listen.

1012
01:00:22,414 --> 01:00:24,624
They don't have the privacy to not listen.

1013
01:00:24,625 --> 01:00:25,917
That's where it got confusing.

1014
01:00:25,918 --> 01:00:29,212
I think the main argument
is whether or not you believe

1015
01:00:29,213 --> 01:00:32,173
telling a medical professional something
is a breach of privacy.

1016
01:00:32,174 --> 01:00:33,883
We're unilateral so a big thing is that

1017
01:00:33,884 --> 01:00:35,801
anything that they say
within those sessions

1018
01:00:35,802 --> 01:00:38,888
is never publicly released,
and whether they go to the sessions or not

1019
01:00:38,889 --> 01:00:40,264
- is never publicly released.
- But I think the fact that

1020
01:00:40,265 --> 01:00:42,934
it's not getting public
isn't the privacy breach.

1021
01:00:42,935 --> 01:00:45,019
It's the fact that they have to go.

1022
01:00:45,020 --> 01:00:46,938
- You still have to tell someone.
- They are forced to go.

1023
01:00:46,939 --> 01:00:51,150
I feel like privacy rights also cover,
like, being showed disturbing images.

1024
01:00:51,151 --> 01:00:55,239
- Right.
- And being forced to sit there, like...

1025
01:00:55,572 --> 01:00:58,658
- We could look at it that way though.
- I think the best thing to do is focus,

1026
01:00:58,659 --> 01:01:02,203
like, tunnel vision, on breach of privacy.

1027
01:01:02,204 --> 01:01:05,748
Why do you guys view somebody going
to counselling,

1028
01:01:05,749 --> 01:01:08,167
somebody has to...
Like, a requirement for something,

1029
01:01:08,168 --> 01:01:10,837
- how is that a breach of privacy?
- Because they didn't commit a crime.

1030
01:01:10,838 --> 01:01:13,089
It still requires somebody to unwillingly

1031
01:01:13,090 --> 01:01:15,716
share information about themselves
to another person.

1032
01:01:15,717 --> 01:01:17,928
I think that's a breach of privacy.

1033
01:01:18,720 --> 01:01:21,180
- What have we decided?
- We have not decided.

1034
01:01:21,181 --> 01:01:24,226
- We must decide. We need time.
- I think it's gonna be split.

1035
01:01:33,735 --> 01:01:35,028
You may be seated.

1036
01:01:40,033 --> 01:01:42,910
The court was split five to two.

1037
01:01:42,911 --> 01:01:45,913
Five judges agreeing
that this was a breach of privacy.

1038
01:01:45,914 --> 01:01:47,916
The court sides with Amelia.

1039
01:01:49,209 --> 01:01:50,209
Can I clap?

1040
01:01:50,210 --> 01:01:52,921
The Missouri Girls State Supreme Court
is now in recess.

1041
01:02:05,475 --> 01:02:08,687
First of all, great job, y'all.
Really great case.

1042
01:02:11,481 --> 01:02:14,358
I really enjoyed, like, being able
to present my argument

1043
01:02:14,359 --> 01:02:16,278
and, like, be an attorney.

1044
01:02:17,279 --> 01:02:20,865
But to be totally honest,
am I happy that Amelia won?

1045
01:02:20,866 --> 01:02:22,825
Yes, I am.

1046
01:02:22,826 --> 01:02:26,162
- We did the best we could.
- Group hug, group hug.

1047
01:02:26,163 --> 01:02:28,289
- Good job everyone.
- You did so good.

1048
01:02:28,290 --> 01:02:31,502
Being able to talk about it here is great,
it's awesome.

1049
01:02:32,878 --> 01:02:34,670
But I'm 16.

1050
01:02:34,671 --> 01:02:37,048
I can't go out there and pass legislation

1051
01:02:37,049 --> 01:02:41,470
or rule on any kind of actual court.

1052
01:02:42,012 --> 01:02:44,388
So, I mean, it's... It was great.

1053
01:02:44,389 --> 01:02:46,475
It felt empowering, but...

1054
01:02:47,351 --> 01:02:49,937
it also made me pretty sad.

1055
01:02:55,817 --> 01:03:00,196
I could say like...
I think as women since it affects us,

1056
01:03:00,197 --> 01:03:03,699
the biggest issue is that
these conversations about abortion

1057
01:03:03,700 --> 01:03:05,701
{\an8}are happening between men in the Senate...

1058
01:03:05,702 --> 01:03:08,412
{\an8}- Yes, yes, that's a lot better.
- because women are wildly...

1059
01:03:08,413 --> 01:03:10,081
{\an8}underrepresented in the Senate and House.

1060
01:03:10,082 --> 01:03:14,752
So, no matter what your opinion on it is,
I want you elected.

1061
01:03:14,753 --> 01:03:16,504
- So they can be part of the conversation.
- Yes.

1062
01:03:16,505 --> 01:03:17,923
Good. Okay.

1063
01:03:23,136 --> 01:03:25,556
My tummy is getting a little bit excited.

1064
01:03:32,396 --> 01:03:34,856
Worried, worried. Saw her.

1065
01:03:34,857 --> 01:03:37,275
I said, honestly my biggest competition
from the other side...

1066
01:03:37,276 --> 01:03:40,111
Here's the thing. She is
a public speaker, she does debate.

1067
01:03:40,112 --> 01:03:41,988
She's gonna have a great speech.
I'm gonna have a great speech.

1068
01:03:41,989 --> 01:03:43,322
Not a public speaker.

1069
01:03:43,323 --> 01:03:46,534
Currently, I think my largest competition
is Emily.

1070
01:03:46,535 --> 01:03:48,578
{\an8}Emily has just been talking
to a ton of people.

1071
01:03:48,579 --> 01:03:51,038
{\an8}She's one of the first people
that ever approached me.

1072
01:03:51,039 --> 01:03:52,999
- This is my worry.
- That is what I was gonna say.

1073
01:03:53,000 --> 01:03:55,710
- You should fear.
- That's my worry. I'm fearing.

1074
01:03:55,711 --> 01:03:59,130
Hey, guys. My name is Emily Worthmore.
And you guys have probably seen me around,

1075
01:03:59,131 --> 01:04:01,924
because I have been making a point
to go and try to meet

1076
01:04:01,925 --> 01:04:03,801
as many of you as possible.

1077
01:04:03,802 --> 01:04:05,094
So I'm asking...

1078
01:04:05,095 --> 01:04:07,763
No. Shoot. What am I doing?
Okay, sorry, okay.

1079
01:04:07,764 --> 01:04:10,016
Hey, y'all. My...

1080
01:04:10,017 --> 01:04:11,601
- Sorry.
- That was cute.

1081
01:04:11,602 --> 01:04:13,402
I don't know where
I'm picking up the "y'all."

1082
01:04:13,520 --> 01:04:16,314
In addit... No. What am I saying?
I'm sorry. Maybe it's not a good idea.

1083
01:04:16,315 --> 01:04:18,395
- I don't know. I'm rambling.
- That's okay. If you...

1084
01:04:20,194 --> 01:04:21,778
What are these sauces?

1085
01:04:22,571 --> 01:04:26,033
- What are the sauces?
- I like the all... Ranch...

1086
01:04:26,742 --> 01:04:28,367
Better ranch, yeah.

1087
01:04:28,368 --> 01:04:30,119
- No!
- F my life. Kill me.

1088
01:04:30,120 --> 01:04:33,081
No, don't. Sorry. I'm fine. Sorry.

1089
01:04:37,127 --> 01:04:38,711
You know how much food I drop in a day?

1090
01:04:38,712 --> 01:04:41,088
- I'm so sorry.
- Dude, stop.

1091
01:04:41,089 --> 01:04:42,757
Hey, go get you some more food.

1092
01:04:42,758 --> 01:04:45,259
- Why are you crying?
- I don't know. It's like the last...

1093
01:04:45,260 --> 01:04:48,388
- I don't know, everything going on.
- I know, I know, but you're fine.

1094
01:04:49,181 --> 01:04:50,973
That was the stupidest thing.
Okay, stop crying.

1095
01:04:50,974 --> 01:04:53,185
You're fine. Go get some more food.

1096
01:04:56,230 --> 01:04:57,271
What's going on?

1097
01:04:57,272 --> 01:04:58,981
You want to talk about it
or not talk about it, or just...?

1098
01:04:58,982 --> 01:05:01,567
It's just... I'm just a mess,
and now is just not a good time

1099
01:05:01,568 --> 01:05:03,737
to do something stupid, I don't know.

1100
01:05:06,114 --> 01:05:07,698
Okay.

1101
01:05:07,699 --> 01:05:09,033
- Good?
- Yeah.

1102
01:05:09,034 --> 01:05:11,286
All right,
I need to finish writing my speech.

1103
01:05:14,289 --> 01:05:16,749
Oh, my gosh, like,
I will be a voice for you guys.

1104
01:05:16,750 --> 01:05:18,334
So, I'm doing that...

1105
01:05:18,335 --> 01:05:20,796
Do you have to register for like anything?

1106
01:05:22,381 --> 01:05:24,590
"As your governor,
I promise to live by these words:

1107
01:05:24,591 --> 01:05:26,509
to love, to care, and to be there.

1108
01:05:26,510 --> 01:05:28,719
I want you all to go into the world
and be whatever you want.

1109
01:05:28,720 --> 01:05:32,348
I want you to be brave and bold because
every single one of you is amazing."

1110
01:05:32,349 --> 01:05:35,184
- Yeah, look at you go.
- Good luck.

1111
01:05:35,185 --> 01:05:37,061
All right. I love you guys.
See you later.

1112
01:05:37,062 --> 01:05:39,230
I will continue
to unify the Federalist party.

1113
01:05:39,231 --> 01:05:42,150
My name is Faith Glasgow
and I would love your vote for governor.

1114
01:05:42,985 --> 01:05:44,444
Okay.

1115
01:06:00,919 --> 01:06:05,340
The '22 party convention of Missouri
Girls State is hereby called to order.

1116
01:06:10,637 --> 01:06:12,973
Now, can we have
all of our governors come up?

1117
01:06:17,144 --> 01:06:21,230
Throughout my time as a leader,
I have raised over 20,000 dollars.

1118
01:06:21,231 --> 01:06:26,027
I have helped collect and donate
over 500 pairs of socks to the homeless.

1119
01:06:26,028 --> 01:06:28,529
Now, I don't say this to woo you.

1120
01:06:28,530 --> 01:06:30,865
I say this because I want you to know

1121
01:06:30,866 --> 01:06:34,660
that I deliver on what I set my mind to.

1122
01:06:34,661 --> 01:06:38,289
I've heard my whole life that I couldn't
do something just because I am a woman.

1123
01:06:38,290 --> 01:06:41,292
I've been told I couldn't sit,
talk or even burp like that

1124
01:06:41,293 --> 01:06:43,169
just because I am a woman.

1125
01:06:43,170 --> 01:06:45,379
This should not be the case, though.

1126
01:06:45,380 --> 01:06:47,381
Men and women should have
equal rights around the world

1127
01:06:47,382 --> 01:06:50,801
and especially in America,
where we are one nation.

1128
01:06:50,802 --> 01:06:54,555
We as women are constantly
pitted against each other.

1129
01:06:54,556 --> 01:06:56,099
And I'm sick of it.

1130
01:06:56,642 --> 01:06:59,977
I don't really do big on public speaking.

1131
01:06:59,978 --> 01:07:03,064
But I don't want to sit back
and be that girl that's in the back

1132
01:07:03,065 --> 01:07:05,358
that doesn't run for any position.

1133
01:07:05,359 --> 01:07:09,237
I want to be that girl
that shows other people

1134
01:07:09,238 --> 01:07:11,365
that she can stand up and be a leader.

1135
01:07:16,119 --> 01:07:17,620
Next, we have Faith Glasgow.

1136
01:07:17,621 --> 01:07:19,081
Let's go, Faith!

1137
01:07:20,916 --> 01:07:24,502
So... my name is Faith Glasgow
and before I begin my speech,

1138
01:07:24,503 --> 01:07:28,047
I would like to ask you all to join me
in a moment of silence

1139
01:07:28,048 --> 01:07:33,929
for the victims of the over 250 mass
shootings in the present year, 2022.

1140
01:07:39,601 --> 01:07:41,143
Thank you for joining.

1141
01:07:41,144 --> 01:07:43,896
You know, a lot of candidates have
and are going to come up here

1142
01:07:43,897 --> 01:07:46,232
and list their many, many leadership
positions and accomplishments

1143
01:07:46,233 --> 01:07:48,234
that qualify them for their position.

1144
01:07:48,235 --> 01:07:50,987
And to that,
I say, "That's why we're all here."

1145
01:07:50,988 --> 01:07:53,281
Instead, I would like to tell you a story.

1146
01:07:53,282 --> 01:07:56,200
Recently, I had the opportunity to partner
with a good friend of mine

1147
01:07:56,201 --> 01:08:00,371
and lead a protest and petition signing
of over 700 students.

1148
01:08:00,372 --> 01:08:02,331
We rallied in opposition
of an organization

1149
01:08:02,332 --> 01:08:04,500
creating a chapter at my school.

1150
01:08:04,501 --> 01:08:07,420
Turning Point USA is known
for its bigoted viewpoints

1151
01:08:07,421 --> 01:08:10,674
against the LGBT community
and white supremacy.

1152
01:08:13,760 --> 01:08:15,595
The result of this protest,

1153
01:08:15,596 --> 01:08:18,931
the school board
is now reconsidering district policy.

1154
01:08:18,932 --> 01:08:21,601
I'm not a stranger to leadership
and advocacy.

1155
01:08:21,602 --> 01:08:24,103
I saw a problem
and I started a movement to fix it.

1156
01:08:24,104 --> 01:08:25,646
Citizens of Girls State, ultimately,

1157
01:08:25,647 --> 01:08:27,815
I would have the job
of signing legislation.

1158
01:08:27,816 --> 01:08:31,485
With that stated, I would like to discuss
issues that I personally care about.

1159
01:08:31,486 --> 01:08:34,322
Based on my introduction,
I support common sense gun law.

1160
01:08:34,323 --> 01:08:35,865
We need deeper background checks,

1161
01:08:35,866 --> 01:08:38,867
something that 84% of gun owners
already support.

1162
01:08:38,868 --> 01:08:42,621
African-Americans are four times
more likely to be arrested for crimes

1163
01:08:42,622 --> 01:08:45,333
that white and Black people
committed at the exact same rates.

1164
01:08:45,334 --> 01:08:50,045
Systemic racism in our criminal
justice system deserves addressment now.

1165
01:08:50,046 --> 01:08:54,425
This week has been extremely hot,
but, by God, it's going to get even hotter

1166
01:08:54,426 --> 01:08:56,677
if we don't do something
about global warming.

1167
01:08:56,678 --> 01:08:58,555
That's why I support...

1168
01:09:00,098 --> 01:09:04,769
a funding increase for renewable energy
to combat greenhouse gas emissions.

1169
01:09:04,770 --> 01:09:07,730
As far as Girls State,
I would like looser dress codes.

1170
01:09:07,731 --> 01:09:10,023
I would also like the food policies
to change.

1171
01:09:10,024 --> 01:09:12,944
My name is Faith Glasgow.
Please vote for me for your governor.

1172
01:09:19,033 --> 01:09:20,910
Next, we have Emily Worthmore.

1173
01:09:20,911 --> 01:09:23,287
Go, Emily!

1174
01:09:29,127 --> 01:09:31,128
Hello, Federalists!

1175
01:09:31,129 --> 01:09:34,965
Chances are that you've already met me,
but my name is Emily Worthmore

1176
01:09:34,966 --> 01:09:36,467
and I'm running for governor.

1177
01:09:36,468 --> 01:09:39,010
Throughout this week,
I've made it my top priority

1178
01:09:39,011 --> 01:09:41,889
to get to know as many of you as possible,

1179
01:09:41,890 --> 01:09:43,933
which, by the way,
is quite the undertaking

1180
01:09:43,934 --> 01:09:45,727
because there are a lot of you.

1181
01:09:47,854 --> 01:09:50,648
Most of you already know
that this tree has deep roots in Christ.

1182
01:09:50,649 --> 01:09:53,651
In addition,
I am a supporter and protector

1183
01:09:53,652 --> 01:09:56,153
of the freedoms that we have in America,

1184
01:09:56,154 --> 01:09:59,283
the most opportunity-filled country
on Earth.

1185
01:10:04,621 --> 01:10:07,207
In my eyes, I see the people before
the politics.

1186
01:10:07,875 --> 01:10:12,003
I believe that these in-person discussions
about what makes every one of us unique,

1187
01:10:12,004 --> 01:10:16,299
both politically and as humans,
is what makes us...

1188
01:10:16,300 --> 01:10:18,926
that's what makes us Americans
in general, right?

1189
01:10:18,927 --> 01:10:20,428
That's what's holding us together.

1190
01:10:20,429 --> 01:10:21,929
If we can find one thing in common,

1191
01:10:21,930 --> 01:10:24,056
even if it's just the fact
that we are all Americans

1192
01:10:24,057 --> 01:10:27,017
and we all want the best for this country,
then that is good enough for me.

1193
01:10:27,644 --> 01:10:29,896
Finally, I would like to remind everyone

1194
01:10:29,897 --> 01:10:31,772
that I will not only be
finishing off this week

1195
01:10:31,773 --> 01:10:34,859
by being sworn in as governor,
but more importantly,

1196
01:10:34,860 --> 01:10:37,612
I would be serving the future generation
of delegates next year.

1197
01:10:37,613 --> 01:10:38,864
Thank you.

1198
01:10:40,282 --> 01:10:42,074
That's not what I meant to say.
That's not what I meant to say.

1199
01:10:42,075 --> 01:10:43,493
That's okay.

1200
01:10:45,454 --> 01:10:46,997
Next, we have Cecilia Bartin.

1201
01:10:47,873 --> 01:10:49,208
Cece!

1202
01:10:50,959 --> 01:10:54,128
I'm supposed to come up here
and tell you the most important,

1203
01:10:54,129 --> 01:10:56,923
the most compelling
part of myself, so I will.

1204
01:10:56,924 --> 01:11:00,051
I'm selfish.
I'm selfish because I have to be.

1205
01:11:00,052 --> 01:11:04,847
We all have to be.
Women in America aren't given respect.

1206
01:11:04,848 --> 01:11:07,934
As a lifeguard, I have been told
by middle-aged men,

1207
01:11:07,935 --> 01:11:10,144
"Cecilia, you should smile."

1208
01:11:10,145 --> 01:11:13,439
I've been told by 12 year-old boys
that I have an attitude

1209
01:11:13,440 --> 01:11:16,234
and even here, Girls State,

1210
01:11:16,235 --> 01:11:20,154
a place that is meant to empower women,
our bodies are policed.

1211
01:11:20,155 --> 01:11:25,409
We are told that our shorts are too short
and our tops are too scandalous.

1212
01:11:25,410 --> 01:11:28,704
We are shamed for having bodies
with curves.

1213
01:11:28,705 --> 01:11:32,124
And as your governor,
I will not let this stand.

1214
01:11:32,125 --> 01:11:34,877
I am proud that when I smile,
it is because I am happy

1215
01:11:34,878 --> 01:11:37,213
and not because a man told me to.

1216
01:11:37,214 --> 01:11:38,256
Yeah!

1217
01:11:38,257 --> 01:11:42,134
I am proud that I do my job diligently

1218
01:11:42,135 --> 01:11:46,347
and I am proud that my personality
is not limited

1219
01:11:46,348 --> 01:11:48,851
by a man's definition
of what a woman should be.

1220
01:11:49,726 --> 01:11:53,355
And standing in front of this crowd today,
this crowd of future leaders,

1221
01:11:54,231 --> 01:11:58,026
I can say with certainty
that the future is female.

1222
01:12:01,488 --> 01:12:05,491
God can save the world,
women, we will save America.

1223
01:12:05,492 --> 01:12:08,327
So be prideful, be selfish

1224
01:12:08,328 --> 01:12:10,371
and vote Cecilia
for your Girls State governor.

1225
01:12:10,372 --> 01:12:11,874
Thank you very much.

1226
01:12:13,208 --> 01:12:14,459
Thank you!

1227
01:12:34,646 --> 01:12:36,899
I'm proud of you all. Good luck.

1228
01:12:38,859 --> 01:12:40,693
Excuse me, guys, sorry.

1229
01:12:40,694 --> 01:12:42,486
I wanted to say that I appreciated
that you were real

1230
01:12:42,487 --> 01:12:44,113
and transparent about being Christian.
It was like...

1231
01:12:44,114 --> 01:12:45,865
Thank you. Yours was really good too.

1232
01:12:45,866 --> 01:12:48,284
Definitely out of all the other
candidates I agree with you the most, so.

1233
01:12:48,285 --> 01:12:51,788
- Thanks. Thank you. I did too. Honestly.
- Just wanted to say that. Good luck.

1234
01:12:54,124 --> 01:12:55,917
I know it's a lot of pressure,

1235
01:12:55,918 --> 01:12:59,253
so don't feel like you have to be
so perfect, okay?

1236
01:12:59,254 --> 01:13:02,089
- You know what? Really. Really.
- Thanks.

1237
01:13:02,090 --> 01:13:04,091
Thanks. Good luck.

1238
01:13:04,092 --> 01:13:05,551
I know, but breathe. Breathe.

1239
01:13:05,552 --> 01:13:07,303
Because I can see it, 'cause it's a...

1240
01:13:07,304 --> 01:13:10,056
- I'm that same person. So breathe.
- I can't.

1241
01:13:10,057 --> 01:13:13,601
- You can't? Inhale...
- Yep.

1242
01:13:13,602 --> 01:13:15,937
- Okay.
- Thanks. Good luck. Seriously.

1243
01:13:15,938 --> 01:13:17,105
You, too.

1244
01:13:22,903 --> 01:13:24,570
Expectations

1245
01:13:24,571 --> 01:13:28,950
Class standout, rising star
The girl projected to go far

1246
01:13:28,951 --> 01:13:35,249
Exceed the standard, raise the bar
All eyes on the chosen one

1247
01:13:36,208 --> 01:13:39,293
<i>Expectations, competitive drive
Have to survive</i>

1248
01:13:39,294 --> 01:13:41,045
<i>Because legends never die</i>

1249
01:13:41,046 --> 01:13:45,259
<i>If you lose, you will disappoint
Their expectations</i>

1250
01:13:46,093 --> 01:13:50,221
<i>So you smile and hide it
Grin and bear it</i>

1251
01:13:50,222 --> 01:13:53,599
<i>Take their punches, never share it</i>

1252
01:13:53,600 --> 01:13:58,229
<i>How could I ever meet my own</i>

1253
01:13:58,230 --> 01:13:59,731
Expectations?

1254
01:14:01,525 --> 01:14:03,068
Okay.

1255
01:14:27,843 --> 01:14:28,844
I voted for Emily.

1256
01:14:29,678 --> 01:14:31,679
I don't necessarily think
she's going to win.

1257
01:14:31,680 --> 01:14:34,182
Actually, I know she's not going to win.

1258
01:14:34,183 --> 01:14:38,352
But I think that she went and talked
to a lot of people.

1259
01:14:38,353 --> 01:14:40,354
She heard a lot of people.

1260
01:14:40,355 --> 01:14:43,691
She heard a lot of voices she didn't
necessarily want to hear.

1261
01:14:43,692 --> 01:14:46,319
She had a lot of hard conversations.

1262
01:14:46,320 --> 01:14:49,740
That's not easy. That takes guts.
Guts I don't have.

1263
01:14:52,534 --> 01:14:54,870
And I don't agree with the policies
she would create,

1264
01:14:55,579 --> 01:14:57,414
but I think she is a good human being.

1265
01:15:07,424 --> 01:15:09,509
I think as soon as Cecilia went up there

1266
01:15:09,510 --> 01:15:11,802
and was about 20 seconds
into her speech, I was, like,

1267
01:15:11,803 --> 01:15:13,846
"I think she's going to win."

1268
01:15:13,847 --> 01:15:17,433
Because it's an entire crowd
of 500 women.

1269
01:15:17,434 --> 01:15:22,356
And when you're essentially giving
a feminist manifesto up on stage...

1270
01:15:23,232 --> 01:15:24,524
You know, it gets the crowd going.

1271
01:15:24,525 --> 01:15:26,984
I think Cecilia
just really hit home on something

1272
01:15:26,985 --> 01:15:28,277
that a lot of people cared about.

1273
01:15:28,278 --> 01:15:31,447
And it's not that people didn't care
about the things in my speech either,

1274
01:15:31,448 --> 01:15:36,620
it was just immediate because
they were experiencing it here.

1275
01:15:55,973 --> 01:15:57,266
Are you ladies ready?

1276
01:16:00,310 --> 01:16:03,605
And now,
for your Missouri Girls State governor...

1277
01:16:04,857 --> 01:16:06,900
Cecilia Bartin!

1278
01:16:32,718 --> 01:16:35,178
Mr. Doorkeeper, open the door

1279
01:16:35,179 --> 01:16:37,847
and allow the governor-elect
of Missouri Boys State,

1280
01:16:37,848 --> 01:16:40,392
the Honorable, to enter the chamber.

1281
01:17:05,042 --> 01:17:07,169
So, do all the boys in your town
have hair like that?

1282
01:17:07,753 --> 01:17:11,547
Missouri Governor, Mike Parson
will now administer the oath of office

1283
01:17:11,548 --> 01:17:14,301
to the Missouri Boys State governor-elect.

1284
01:17:16,929 --> 01:17:19,097
Great, but the girls don't get that?

1285
01:17:20,933 --> 01:17:24,060
Guys, why don't we get
sworn in by a governor?

1286
01:17:24,061 --> 01:17:26,621
That's what I'm saying.
We're not getting sworn in by a governor.

1287
01:17:27,731 --> 01:17:29,941
You may either swear or promise.

1288
01:17:29,942 --> 01:17:35,196
Repeat after me. "I, Cooper Packbaron,
do solemnly swear..."

1289
01:17:35,197 --> 01:17:38,658
I, Cooper Packbaron, do solemnly swear...

1290
01:17:38,659 --> 01:17:40,952
"that I will faithfully
discharge the duties

1291
01:17:40,953 --> 01:17:43,663
of the office of governor
of Missouri Boys State."

1292
01:17:43,664 --> 01:17:45,623
that I will faithfully discharge

1293
01:17:45,624 --> 01:17:47,917
the duties of officer
of Missouri Boys State.

1294
01:17:47,918 --> 01:17:49,711
- Congratulations, governor.
- Thank you.

1295
01:18:08,772 --> 01:18:10,652
I can feel your heart beating
through your head.

1296
01:18:11,859 --> 01:18:14,111
I don't think I understand how that works.

1297
01:18:15,779 --> 01:18:18,281
We're going to
government activities right after lunch.

1298
01:18:18,282 --> 01:18:20,491
Yeah. I think I'm gonna write my article.

1299
01:18:20,492 --> 01:18:23,704
- Yeah?
- Yeah, It's gonna be good. Hopefully.

1300
01:18:24,246 --> 01:18:26,290
That's exciting. What would it be?

1301
01:18:27,207 --> 01:18:29,168
The inequalities
between Boys and Girls State.

1302
01:18:29,459 --> 01:18:31,085
- Very cool.
- I don't think they'd publish it,

1303
01:18:31,086 --> 01:18:32,503
but I kinda want to.

1304
01:18:32,504 --> 01:18:34,881
They wouldn't publish it,
but that's cool in and of itself.

1305
01:18:34,882 --> 01:18:37,550
- Because that would be fun to go for it.
- Yeah.

1306
01:18:37,551 --> 01:18:39,510
- Just to see what happens.
- Yeah.

1307
01:18:39,511 --> 01:18:41,345
But also just being able
to assess on your own,

1308
01:18:41,346 --> 01:18:43,890
- you can still learn stuff.
- Yeah, and also research the bu...

1309
01:18:43,891 --> 01:18:46,768
Like, the amount of funding
that goes into, like, both.

1310
01:18:47,978 --> 01:18:50,229
You know, but also, then again,
I don't know if that's a good idea

1311
01:18:50,230 --> 01:18:52,523
while I'm trying for
that Lindenwood scholarship too.

1312
01:18:52,524 --> 01:18:54,151
Because...

1313
01:19:06,330 --> 01:19:07,496
- Hey. Hey.
- How are you doing?

1314
01:19:07,497 --> 01:19:09,957
I'm doing really good.
So I was waiting until somebody came out,

1315
01:19:09,958 --> 01:19:11,667
because I wanted to talk
about doing a story,

1316
01:19:11,668 --> 01:19:13,628
but I kind of need a little bit
of permission, kind of.

1317
01:19:13,629 --> 01:19:16,172
So, I want to do, like,
a investigative piece

1318
01:19:16,173 --> 01:19:19,258
on, like, how, like,
Boys and Girls State are really different.

1319
01:19:19,259 --> 01:19:21,302
They told us not to compare the programs
because they're different.

1320
01:19:21,303 --> 01:19:23,387
- Okay. Yeah.
- But, like, why are they different?

1321
01:19:23,388 --> 01:19:25,681
Who would you talk to?
Who would be your sources?

1322
01:19:25,682 --> 01:19:29,060
I would want to go over there and...
I'm hoping that there'd be,

1323
01:19:29,061 --> 01:19:32,480
I don't know if there's a head
of the Boys State that I could talk to.

1324
01:19:32,481 --> 01:19:34,524
- Yeah, there is. Yeah, yeah.
- Him, ideally.

1325
01:19:34,525 --> 01:19:37,568
What is it, Thursday?
You probably need to create that today.

1326
01:19:37,569 --> 01:19:40,071
Do you think I could turn it in
at midnight tonight

1327
01:19:40,072 --> 01:19:41,822
and have something happen with it?

1328
01:19:41,823 --> 01:19:43,492
I think it's an important story.

1329
01:19:51,083 --> 01:19:53,709
Do you see any inequalities
between Boys and Girls State Missouri?

1330
01:19:53,710 --> 01:19:56,796
I think we are on a more stricter, like...

1331
01:19:56,797 --> 01:19:59,423
We're held to a higher standard
than the boys here.

1332
01:19:59,424 --> 01:20:02,134
- Dress code.
- Like, yeah, like the dress code.

1333
01:20:02,135 --> 01:20:05,263
Our counsellors kind of shut it down.
Like, they don't like talking about it.

1334
01:20:05,264 --> 01:20:07,598
They're kind of one of those things
that they, like, roll their eyes

1335
01:20:07,599 --> 01:20:10,142
and they're like, "Guys,
let's not talk about that.

1336
01:20:10,143 --> 01:20:13,646
We're a different organization than them,
we don't do what they do.

1337
01:20:13,647 --> 01:20:15,982
We don't need to talk about it,
we don't need to discuss it."

1338
01:20:15,983 --> 01:20:18,143
So it almost feels like they're
avoiding the situation.

1339
01:20:32,124 --> 01:20:34,500
So there's Boys State.
So then who funds Girls State then?

1340
01:20:34,501 --> 01:20:36,661
- 'Cause this is the American Legion.
- I have no idea.

1341
01:20:40,340 --> 01:20:42,008
I thought it was the Legion for both.

1342
01:20:42,009 --> 01:20:43,718
- But then they only have it...
- It's ALA.

1343
01:20:43,719 --> 01:20:45,554
for the Boys State on their website.

1344
01:20:47,556 --> 01:20:50,057
I don't know if it's what they're
talking about, but if it's the same thing,

1345
01:20:50,058 --> 01:20:54,897
Boys State spends four million
and they spend... 769,000.

1346
01:20:57,024 --> 01:20:58,066
Wow.

1347
01:20:59,401 --> 01:21:01,819
My first question is
how much of a dollar amount

1348
01:21:01,820 --> 01:21:05,406
goes into Missouri Girls State
or Girls State as a general program?

1349
01:21:05,407 --> 01:21:08,326
Two hundred thousand dollars
for the week long experience

1350
01:21:08,327 --> 01:21:12,622
for our citizens and staff,
which does limit

1351
01:21:12,623 --> 01:21:15,333
some of the operational freedoms

1352
01:21:15,334 --> 01:21:18,086
that ALA Missouri Girls State
has on their own.

1353
01:21:20,255 --> 01:21:23,674
So, with Girls State
and Boys State being in one place,

1354
01:21:23,675 --> 01:21:25,676
it's kind of opened the door
for a lot of comparisons,

1355
01:21:25,677 --> 01:21:29,597
and I know they are two separate programs,
that's been stressed to us a lot.

1356
01:21:29,598 --> 01:21:32,475
But still, it does open the door
for some comparisons

1357
01:21:32,476 --> 01:21:35,436
and also some possible inequalities.

1358
01:21:35,437 --> 01:21:36,938
So I was wondering if you roughly know

1359
01:21:36,939 --> 01:21:40,066
how much money goes
into Missouri Boys State.

1360
01:21:40,067 --> 01:21:42,235
Roughly six hundred thousand dollars.

1361
01:21:42,236 --> 01:21:44,654
<i>It's a significant difference
in the way they're funded.</i>

1362
01:21:44,655 --> 01:21:46,572
<i>ALA Missouri Girls State,</i>

1363
01:21:46,573 --> 01:21:48,449
<i>is a subsidiary organization</i>

1364
01:21:48,450 --> 01:21:50,785
<i>of the American Legion
Auxiliary Department of Missouri.</i>

1365
01:21:50,786 --> 01:21:53,996
<i>So they do have some access
to some other funding resources</i>

1366
01:21:53,997 --> 01:21:55,624
<i>that we do not have.</i>

1367
01:22:00,420 --> 01:22:01,338
What are you doing?

1368
01:22:01,339 --> 01:22:02,880
- Writing for journalism.
- Where?

1369
01:22:02,881 --> 01:22:05,633
Probably... you know that swing bench,
or under a tree.

1370
01:22:05,634 --> 01:22:07,135
- You have to have a buddy.
- Okay.

1371
01:22:38,876 --> 01:22:40,878
Attention!

1372
01:22:56,185 --> 01:22:57,811
Detail, halt!

1373
01:23:01,940 --> 01:23:03,860
- Okay, that'll be good.
- All right. We're good.

1374
01:23:27,341 --> 01:23:29,593
Five, six, seven...

1375
01:23:32,137 --> 01:23:35,264
Hey guys, I'm doing a journalism piece

1376
01:23:35,265 --> 01:23:38,809
on the inequalities
between Boys and Girls State.

1377
01:23:38,810 --> 01:23:41,938
Are there any things that you wish
that you could do like Girls State does?

1378
01:23:41,939 --> 01:23:44,441
You all have a lot of free time.
We're like, "Go, go, go."

1379
01:23:46,944 --> 01:23:47,778
All right.

1380
01:23:47,779 --> 01:23:50,821
I feel like I don't know enough
about Girls State.

1381
01:23:50,822 --> 01:23:51,740
Yeah.

1382
01:23:51,741 --> 01:23:53,908
We had a packed schedule, that's for sure.

1383
01:23:53,909 --> 01:23:55,869
Were you guys debating actual issues?

1384
01:23:56,370 --> 01:23:59,789
I feel like when it came
to debating stuff in Boys State,

1385
01:23:59,790 --> 01:24:01,625
- it was based off the real world.
- Yeah.

1386
01:24:02,251 --> 01:24:03,376
You know, just real life issues.

1387
01:24:03,377 --> 01:24:05,587
Are you more conservative or liberal?

1388
01:24:06,380 --> 01:24:07,463
Or you don't
have to put yourself in a box.

1389
01:24:07,464 --> 01:24:08,714
You can say somewhere in the middle.

1390
01:24:08,715 --> 01:24:11,676
Actually, one of the reasons
I came to Boys State

1391
01:24:11,677 --> 01:24:15,429
was to learn more about politics
and actually find where I stand.

1392
01:24:15,430 --> 01:24:17,306
So, as of right now, nowhere.

1393
01:24:17,307 --> 01:24:19,934
That was an incredibly politician way
to answer that question.

1394
01:24:19,935 --> 01:24:20,853
Thank you. Thank you.

1395
01:24:20,854 --> 01:24:23,229
All right, well, can I take a picture
of your name tag so I can quote you?

1396
01:24:23,230 --> 01:24:24,981
- Yeah. I'll catch you later.
- All right. I'll find you.

1397
01:24:24,982 --> 01:24:26,816
- I'll catch you later. Nice meeting you.
- Nice talking to you.

1398
01:24:26,817 --> 01:24:28,068
Thank you.

1399
01:25:05,939 --> 01:25:09,818
I had originally titled it,
"Inequalities Between Programs," but...

1400
01:25:11,111 --> 01:25:13,905
the title is now,
"Incompatible For Comparison."

1401
01:25:13,906 --> 01:25:16,908
Which is something I wrote in the article.
I wrote how the counsellors

1402
01:25:16,909 --> 01:25:20,036
had been telling us
that it was incompatible for comparison.

1403
01:25:20,037 --> 01:25:24,624
So I don't know if that was just
an artistic choice by the publisher.

1404
01:25:24,625 --> 01:25:27,627
I would have added a question mark there.
"Incompatible For Comparison?"

1405
01:25:27,628 --> 01:25:30,046
Like, you know, that tone.

1406
01:25:30,047 --> 01:25:35,092
But, I mean, I don't know if it was
intended to be changed like that.

1407
01:25:35,093 --> 01:25:38,847
To have it, have its different effect,
but if it was, it's kind of disappointing.

1408
01:25:52,194 --> 01:25:57,490
<i>"The American Legion Auxiliary first
established the 11th Girls State Program</i>

1409
01:25:57,491 --> 01:26:00,827
<i>Missouri Girls State, in 1940.</i>

1410
01:26:01,370 --> 01:26:05,456
<i>Since that first session,
the program has moved throughout the state</i>

1411
01:26:05,457 --> 01:26:08,544
<i>from its original location
at William Woods College.</i>

1412
01:26:09,086 --> 01:26:13,464
<i>And finally, making Missouri history,
the program is being run concurrently</i>

1413
01:26:13,465 --> 01:26:17,553
<i>with the Missouri Boys State program
on the Lindenwood University campus.</i>

1414
01:26:19,972 --> 01:26:24,892
<i>This change has sparked conversations
of comparison between the two programs</i>

1415
01:26:24,893 --> 01:26:29,398
<i>and has also made apparent possible
inequalities between the sessions.</i>

1416
01:26:34,903 --> 01:26:38,197
<i>One goal that is repeatedly reaffirmed
throughout the week</i>

1417
01:26:38,198 --> 01:26:39,783
<i>is women's empowerment.</i>

1418
01:26:41,326 --> 01:26:45,372
<i>The delegates have been told to critically
consider the world in which they live,</i>

1419
01:26:46,498 --> 01:26:49,418
<i>as well as speak out
for what they believe is right.</i>

1420
01:26:58,886 --> 01:27:02,597
<i>However, some leadership
within the Girls State program</i>

1421
01:27:02,598 --> 01:27:06,350
<i>has discouraged talk surrounding
comparison between programs,</i>

1422
01:27:06,351 --> 01:27:10,354
<i>citing that the programs are intended
to be different and are therefore</i>

1423
01:27:10,355 --> 01:27:13,275
<i>incompatible for comparison.</i>

1424
01:27:14,026 --> 01:27:17,195
<i>It may be a long road to fiscal equity,</i>

1425
01:27:17,196 --> 01:27:20,364
<i>and a solution
to certain social injustices</i>

1426
01:27:20,365 --> 01:27:24,619
<i>that delegates feel exist,
but by starting the conversation</i>

1427
01:27:24,620 --> 01:27:27,830
<i>and bringing attention to differences
between programs,</i>

1428
01:27:27,831 --> 01:27:33,128
<i>Girls State and Boys State
can become one step closer to equality."</i>

1429
01:27:33,670 --> 01:27:38,884
Will the honorary colonels please bring
forward the governor-elect Cecilia Bartin?

1430
01:27:58,654 --> 01:28:03,491
I'm very thankful to be in the time period
that I'm currently living in,

1431
01:28:03,492 --> 01:28:07,871
because there are a lot of opportunities
for me by law, right?

1432
01:28:08,664 --> 01:28:13,960
But there are still these secret, sneaky,
possibly misogynistic viewpoints.

1433
01:28:13,961 --> 01:28:16,546
Maybe by parents,
maybe by society as a whole,

1434
01:28:16,547 --> 01:28:18,256
maybe by social media,

1435
01:28:18,257 --> 01:28:22,260
that will creep up, and because
it's not so blatant and so obvious,

1436
01:28:22,261 --> 01:28:24,179
I think it's even harder to fight.

1437
01:28:30,894 --> 01:28:33,104
I think every woman is leaving here

1438
01:28:33,105 --> 01:28:36,233
feeling better about themselves,
feeling more supported as a woman.

1439
01:28:37,442 --> 01:28:41,863
But I don't think we should use
Girls State as a way to further condition

1440
01:28:41,864 --> 01:28:43,489
women for sexism.

1441
01:28:43,490 --> 01:28:47,326
I think the conversation should less be
preparing us for sexism

1442
01:28:47,327 --> 01:28:50,831
and more teaching us how to combat sexism.

1443
01:28:53,584 --> 01:28:58,714
But I'm a hopeful person, so I really
do think that things will get better.

1444
01:29:02,217 --> 01:29:09,098
<i>America, America</i>

1445
01:29:09,099 --> 01:29:14,521
<i>Shall we tell you how we feel?</i>

1446
01:29:15,355 --> 01:29:21,944
<i>You have given us your spirit</i>

1447
01:29:21,945 --> 01:29:26,992
<i>We love you so</i>

1448
01:29:28,160 --> 01:29:34,457
<i>America, America</i>

1449
01:29:34,458 --> 01:29:41,339
<i>Shall we tell you how we feel?</i>

1450
01:29:41,340 --> 01:29:46,969
<i>You have given us your spirit</i>

1451
01:29:46,970 --> 01:29:51,808
<i>We love you so</i>

1452
01:30:05,364 --> 01:30:11,995
- Who's got swag?
- Son's got swag.

1453
01:30:32,015 --> 01:30:33,475
Love you.

1454
01:30:38,856 --> 01:30:41,274
You wanna know the first thing
I thought when I saw you?

1455
01:30:41,275 --> 01:30:42,316
What?

1456
01:30:42,317 --> 01:30:47,947
I was wondering how someone
could make being here look so easy.

1457
01:30:47,948 --> 01:30:50,074
- No way.
- Like, actually.

1458
01:30:50,075 --> 01:30:54,704
Like you were just sitting in assembly
a couple rows across from me

1459
01:30:54,705 --> 01:30:57,415
and you were just talking with people
perfectly fine.

1460
01:30:57,416 --> 01:31:00,835
And it took so much effort for me
to go out of my way

1461
01:31:00,836 --> 01:31:02,712
to even casually talk to people.

1462
01:31:02,713 --> 01:31:05,173
I'm glad you thought that about me.

1463
01:31:05,174 --> 01:31:09,093
I don't know, I guess
I just internalize everything that...

1464
01:31:09,094 --> 01:31:14,640
If I'm not as good as someone else,
like, I'm not doing enough.

1465
01:31:14,641 --> 01:31:16,685
Trust me, I know the feeling.

1466
01:31:17,769 --> 01:31:18,769
Yeah.

1467
01:31:27,863 --> 01:31:32,033
It was important to me
that I realize I could have fun

1468
01:31:32,034 --> 01:31:34,912
with people I don't know and be social.

1469
01:31:36,246 --> 01:31:41,042
But I learned that I really,
genuinely like my serious image.

1470
01:31:41,043 --> 01:31:47,883
Not all the time, but I learned that
I'm not truly happy letting go of it.

1471
01:31:51,512 --> 01:31:55,765
I've always been confident,
but this has just really accelerated that.

1472
01:31:55,766 --> 01:31:59,101
And I know my friends back home
are about to be so sick of this ego.

1473
01:31:59,102 --> 01:32:02,481
But it's okay because I just...
I feel like I've earned it.

1474
01:32:04,066 --> 01:32:06,109
- I love you so much.
- I'll see you soon.

1475
01:32:12,783 --> 01:32:14,368
I love you so much.

1476
01:32:14,952 --> 01:32:16,285
You have a good kid right here.

1477
01:32:16,286 --> 01:32:17,286
Oh, yes.

1478
01:32:18,121 --> 01:32:19,121
I think so.

1479
01:32:19,831 --> 01:32:22,668
Seriously.
You don't meet a lot of people like her.

1480
01:32:23,293 --> 01:32:25,838
- You too. Gonna make cry.
- Stop!

1481
01:32:27,881 --> 01:32:31,343
This week surprised me,
and I'm really grateful for that.

1482
01:32:32,886 --> 01:32:38,851
Even though I failed, it kind of pushed me
to recognize, where do you stand?

1483
01:32:41,603 --> 01:32:44,188
Even if I'm not
running for president in 2040

1484
01:32:44,189 --> 01:32:47,150
I hope I'm doing something
that I think is important and fulfilling.

1485
01:32:49,444 --> 01:32:52,364
<i>Now, anybody interested
in getting a scholarship?</i>

1486
01:32:55,492 --> 01:32:57,577
The scholarship is going to...

1487
01:32:57,578 --> 01:32:58,996
Emily Worthmore!