Essay selected for ESU Constitution and Citizenship Day contest

Sarah Sadowsky accepts congratulations and a certificate for her award-winning Constitution Day essay, "Goodbye Abraham Lincoln," from Dr. Rob Catlett, Assistant Professor of Economics.

Sarah Sadowsky turned her thoughts about the cost of electing a president into a bit of an economic windfall for herself. Sadowsky, a junior English major, won Emporia State University’s Constitution and Citizenship Day essay contest, sponsored by the American Democracy Committee.

The essay contest’s theme was “Government for Sale.” Students were asked to answer the question, “Is the money involved in the presidential election process a matter of free speech, or has it subverted the process?”

“One of the examples I used in my essay was a hypothetical political science professor who really wanted to be involved in politics, but on a professor’s salary, you can’t afford to do that,” Sadowsky explained. “I’m thinking that political science professor understands politics a lot better than some of the people who actually have the money it takes to run a successful campaign.”

Sadowsky’s winning essay was selected by a panel of judges. The selection earned her a $150 gift certificate to the ESU Memorial Union Bookstore.

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