The US Federal Government should raise the minimum wage.

I will now begin my rebuttal. Rebuttal: Constitution-My opponent treats the constitution like a religion that can never change. His main claim is that the constitution never granted the government the power to create a minimum wage. The US Constitution has been changed 27 times through amendments. That is the purpose of the amendments. And of course its meaning can be changed by the courts who have decided it is a "living document". It is changed by having 2/3 of the house and senate agree to the change, and then 3/4 of the states through a 2/3 majority have to rattify it. Yes, it may be amended. Amendments may be proposed by Congress by a two thirds majority in both houses. Proposed amendments become part of the Constitution when they are ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the States (38 of the 50 States). It can be amended and has been several times. An amendment effectively changes the constitution. yes this change is called an amendment. Yes, the Constitution can be changed by amendment. Amendments are either proposed by Congress and then passed by the legislatures of 3/4s of the states, or they can be proposed and passed by 3/4s of the state legislatures directly. The third way the constitution can be "changed" is through interpretation by the Supreme Court. Some would argue that this does not constitute a change, only an interpretation of original intent, while others would argue that some of the interpretations of the Supreme Court in the past are far removed from the original intent of the framers. Yes, The constitution can be changed. This change is called an amendment. ------------------------------------- "In response to the latter, first of all, in Switzerland there is no minimum wage, yet workers earn 2,500$ a month, for the 41.5 hour shift that the swiss earn, this is 15.06$, that's 6 cents higher than the 15$ that those crazy american workers want. This is a classic example of the power being reserved "to the people,"" My opponent is right in this claim, but fails to address how abolishing the minimum wage in America would cause any benefits. I have proved in my case that there are many benefits to raising the minimum wage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ " because in the US the minimum wage is left to the states, so saying that the minimum wage in the US is 7.25$ isn't really fair, the minimum wage in California is 10$ a hour" My opponent does not realize that the resolution implies that the US federal government should raise the federal minimum wage nationally. He also fails to again list any significant benefits of the minimum wage staying that $7.25. My opponent has raised no significant harms to raising the minimum wage. All of his attacks were either about the constitution, or about how one can form a labor union. This is not happening which is a very big problem. 76% of Americans agree with the government raising the minimum wage nationally. ------------------------------------------------- Dropped Arguments Democracy Advantage Benefits of raising the minimum wage ------------------------------------------------------------ I know for a fact that if 76% of America wants certain legislation to be passed, than the founding fathers would want that legislation to be passed.