Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes Long Live the Legion! That damm constituion

Just rereading my archives of late and how many times did that dammed constitution of theres cause grief? If you had the inclanation it was remarkably easy to kick out fellow members for the most trivial of reasons. Also if you were feeling particularily evil you could maroon team mates in space without supplies with a clear consions.
And what was up with that clause that all members had to be full time students with passing grades? Stupid superheroes need a union or something. They really were little jobsworths back in the day.

Hmm... there must be at least one reject who failed to make the team because of low grades...

there the ones who didnt even get the belt just the get out of here stupid kick in the butt

Was there really a clause that all members had to be full-time students? I've never read any story that implied that any Legionnaire was in school.

No there wasn't. Here is the pre-Boot constitution and here is the post-Boot. No mention of school, students or grades.

Perhaps this is the clause that is causing the confusion:

Actually, according to the original constitution :

Various Adventure stories show the members of the team engaged in schoolwork. The Legion of Super-Monsters story does, for example.

The pre-boot version we have is the only full one I had ever seen assembled as one document before. And you know what? I just dug out my copy of Adv. #325 and there isn't a Legion constitution text piece. But there is a partial page missing under a Trix ad. I just always assumed someone cut out a coupon. It must the that piece about the constitution. Damn! Now I have to find a replacement copy!

Heh! I paid homeage to the schoolwork aspect of being in the Legion in my Raven Haired Pinup Models competition. I made Color Kid sit through the lecture the Legionnaires were given in Adv. #309!

In Dream Girl's intro story, she heavily quoted the constitution in order to get members off duty (in order to save them....) Were the passages she used reprinted?

Thanks for the information.

I think that by the 31st century, it will be widely recognized that the current system of education (i.e. imprisoning children in school all day) is barbaric and inhumane. So Legionnaires will be expected to have a high level of scientific and cultural literacy, in the same way that they're supposed to be in good physical condition, but they won't actually have to go to classes or take tests.

On the other hand, in the current continuity, they probably have the same kind of educational system that we have now, but even worse, and that's probably one of the things the Legionnaires are campaigning against.

Interesting point, Sir Tim. Everybody's probably taught in their own home, but with a video link to the teacher, since they don't like people meeting in person.

I would think a large part of the public service is education. They download what is deemed necessary straight to to the youths brain. Not only do they get you educated but they get to download social 'norms' as well.