The Constitution for Kids

Written by Aidan


We, the Kids of the World, in order to establish a better playtime, ensure cookies, provide for the common sugar, promote the general chocolate, ensure the blessing of fun and playtime to ourselves and our friends, do ordain and establish this Kids’ Constitution for the World.

Kid Bill of Rights

1. All kids shall be free of chores and cleaning.
2. All kids shall have the right to use popguns, toy lightsabers and swords.
3. Mom and Dad may not cause others to stay in our rooms (except our friends).
4. All kids shall have the right to stay in our rooms and play games, and Mom and Dad can’t listen in.
5. Kids may not be put in time-out without a trial by their peers.
6. Kids have the right to a speedy trial, and the right to have another kid argue in his defense.
7. Once a kid is put on trial for a crime, they cannot eat cookies for a week.
8. Mom and Dad cannot inflict cruel and unusual punishments, like spankings, or no cookies for a month, and stuff like that.
9. Just because these rights for kids are spelled out, it does not mean that these are all the rights and cookies kids have.
10. The powers that Mom and Dad do not have, are left for the kids to decide.

The benevolent dictators who actually run Aidan's life are amused, but realize how disappointed he is about to become when his Constitution fails to reflect his reality.