Constitution Day, Sept 17
221 years ago the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the U.S. Constitution. Ben Franklin said that the framers had built a remarkable republican framework sturdy enough to outlast them all, if future generations of Americans kept faith with the Constitution.
The original was not perfect and concerned individuals had to push to have the Constitution cover individual rights as well as the rights and limits of the government, thus the Bill of Rights.
The question today is this: Has this generation of Americans kept faith with the Constitution?
I think the answer is NO. But I also think we have the means to regain and repair our faith in and with the Constitution.
It is still a fine and admiral document. Instead of letting other people tell you what the Constitution means, read it. It is a remarkable brief document. Ponder it. And determine if our public servants and representatives have been upholding their oath to the Constitution. Decide if the individuals who want to lead this country are in tune with the Constitution. Decide if they will help us in defending the Constitution. Decide if they even know the contents of the Constitution.
221 years ago the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the U.S. Constitution. Ben Franklin said that the framers had built a remarkable republican framework sturdy enough to outlast them all, if future generations of Americans kept faith with the Constitution.
The original was not perfect and concerned individuals had to push to have the Constitution cover individual rights as well as the rights and limits of the government, thus the Bill of Rights.
The question today is this: Has this generation of Americans kept faith with the Constitution?
I think the answer is NO. But I also think we have the means to regain and repair our faith in and with the Constitution.
It is still a fine and admiral document. Instead of letting other people tell you what the Constitution means, read it. It is a remarkable brief document. Ponder it. And determine if our public servants and representatives have been upholding their oath to the Constitution. Decide if the individuals who want to lead this country are in tune with the Constitution. Decide if they will help us in defending the Constitution. Decide if they even know the contents of the Constitution.
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