Do-Over part 2

OK. I'm done with thinktanking on the realistic chance that there could be an initiative expunging all changes made to the CA constitution after a certain date. A friend of mine who is a constitutional lawyer said an initiative is not the right instrument for such a change. He said the Legislature could do it in a similar fashion to how it changed the Constitution in 1966 so legislators could become full-time employees of the state. But I seriously doubt the Legislature would ever undertake such a controversial proposal as wiping out large portions of the constitution.

So I'm back to cynically cracking on the idea of a constitution convention. In that vein, I propose a 30-second commercial that would promote the brilliant idea that is expunging all additions to the constitution after a certain date.

One thing before I get into writing the script for the commercial: I chose the slogan "California needs a Do-Over" because of the playground mentality the words "do-over" imply. I thought about California needs a mulligan, but that's so country club.

Anyway here's the script.

Opening scene.

Classroom. An elementary school teacher stands in front of the black board with the words "Structural Deficit" written upon it.

Teacher: "OK class, so when the state is obligated by law to spend more money than it takes in through taxes and other revenues, that's called a structural deficit."

Camera quickly pans to students sitting at their desks looking completely bored.

The recess bells rings and the students all jump up from their desks and rush for the door.

Next scene is kids playing four-square in the school yard. A little dexter looking boy with glasses and a bow tie serves the ball to a prissily dressed little girl. The camera follows the ball in slow motion as it just barely lands out of bounds.

Girl: "That serve was out of bounds. My serve."
Boy: "No it wasn't. That was a liner."
Girl: "You can't call a liner. The California Code of Four Square Rules clearly state in chapter 768, subsection B, liners may not be called without a yard duty present."
Boy: "No. If you had read carefully, you would have seen that subsection B is only in effect for noon recess as defined by Chapter 213 of the California Education Code. This is morning recess, so chapter 768, subsection B, has no relevance here.
Girl: "Does-to"
Boy: "Does-not"
Girl: "Does-to"
Boy: "Does-not"

As the "Does-to/Does-not" back and forth slowly becomes fainter and fainter, the camera pulls back to show all four kids standing in the squares. It moves in for a tight shot on a boy or girl looking completely apathetic with his or her arms folded across his or her chest. That child looks directly into the camera and screams: "Just call a do-over."

Last scene with voice over (I'm thinking Patrick Steward type voice). The screen says "Vote Yes on Prop. Whatever!" Voice says, "Expunge changes to the Constitution made after (whatever year). California needs a do-over."