Happy Constitution Day!

[mrjarrell]

Not to let it pass without comment, today is Constitution Day. A day dedicated to that poor, tattered and much abused document that came into being 224 years ago. All but ignored by those it was was crafted to restrain, it still holds some meaning for a number of people who wish it would regain its preeminence. Sadly, it has many enemies and is just plain ignored by most. Even so, today is its day. Give it a thought in passing and salute the minds and spirit of those who crafted it.

Constitution for the United States of America

 

[NYFelon]

Not to let it pass without comment, today is Constitution Day. A day dedicated to that poor, tattered and much abused document that came into being 224 years ago. All but ignored by those it was was crafted to restrain, it still holds some meaning for a number of people who wish it would regain its preeminence. Sadly, it has many enemies and is just plain ignored by most. Even so, today is its day. Give it a thought in passing and salute the minds and spirit of those who crafted it.

Constitution for the United States of America

Great post. Even thoughwe recognize our celebration of Independence on 4, July; I consider today to be America's real Birthday.

 

[Bunnykid68]

 

[Noland]

Not to let it pass without comment, today is Constitution Day. A day dedicated to that poor, tattered and much abused document that came into being 224 years ago. All but ignored by those it was was crafted to restrain, it still holds some meaning for a number of people who wish it would regain its preeminence. Sadly, it has many enemies and is just plain ignored by most. Even so, today is its day. Give it a thought in passing and salute the minds and spirit of those who crafted it.

Constitution for the United States of America

Bravo.

 

[LotsofGlocks]

 

[Expat]

Dear Congress, Please note that your powers are enumerated. I would point out that almost everything you do these days is outside those enumerated powers. Please feel free to have yourself arrested for violating your Oath of Office.

Section. 8. The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;

To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;

To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;

To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;

To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;

To establish Post Offices and post Roads;

To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;

To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;

To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;

To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;

To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;

To provide and maintain a Navy;

To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;

To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings; — And

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

 

[Stschil]

Great post. Even thoughwe recognize our celebration of Independence on 4, July; I consider today to be America's real Birthday.

Technically yes, however the Spirit of this Great Nation was alive and well in the hearts and minds of the Colonists long before that faithful day. It runs strong still in certain sectors....

My hope and prayer is that it continues.

 

[MrSmitty]

And to think, some progressives believe that the "constitution" is a sign of regular bowel movements! Not the building blocks of our nations laws......

 

[O2guy]

Great day in American history, just hope maybe possibly some of the elected officials will sit for a couple hours and just READ the document....

 

[Kedric]

It would be awesome if the professional politicians actually did take a few hours to peruse the documents that they have mangled so badly with their interpretations.

Happy Constitution Day to all!!!