When it comes to knowing what to do with what you have, Cornhusker Girls State Federalists understand how to make the best of any situation. This was proven true by the 2014 Federalist motto: We didn’t choose the Fed life, the Fed life chose us. In accordance with the motto, seven Girls State delegates were voted by their Federalist peers into office.
Led by Federalist advisor and temporary chairperson Heidi Kaschke, the Federalist delegates opened the convention in the Union Ballroom and elected their fellow Federalist officials. Bethany Vinton of Brown-Park County represented the fifth floor and the city of Clinton by being named Federalist State Chairperson.
Vinton said she qualified for the position of state chairperson because she is currently the president of the parliamentary procedure group at her high school and has served in various positions. Under the direction of Vinton, the elections and volunteerings of vice chairperson, secretary-treasurer and platform committee followed.
The convention continued by discussing a myriad of platforms. Delegates spoke passionately about their beliefs and decided on affirming three platforms: lowering the majority age to 18, allowing teachers to have conceal and carry licenses and ballistics in school and requiring high schools to allow driver’s education as an elective class.
Other platforms discussed, but not approved, were the legalization of recreational and medicinal marijuana and the repeal of the government’s power to seize private land for corporal use by means of eminent domain.
Debates concluded with the presentation of the Federalist emblem. The emblem consisted of Rosie the Riveter rendition with stars and the Federalist motto surrounding her. The thirteen Federalist candidates then for governor introduced themselves to their party, giving their name, hometown, Girls State city and the convention was called to adjourn.
By: Allegra Hardin
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