America Reads The Constitution

Accuracy in Academia ^ | August 11, 2010 | Kristin Theresa Jaroma

[AccuracyAcademia]

Kristin Theresa Jaroma,

At the Heritage Foundation Bloggers Briefing on August 10, 2010, guest speakers Peter Roff and Horace Cooper described the nationwide “We Read the Constitution” events to take place on September 18, 2010.

This is a national project in which parties of people across the nation can host and attend to read aloud the Constitution, and further, discuss what it says. Taking under an hour to read through, the people present at these events, all over America, will attain more of an understanding of their individual rights.

“The goal is to put the reality of the Constitution back into the hands of the American people,” stated Roff. This is a step forward in that direction.

“The Constitution means what it says, and more importantly, says what it means,” he declared.

Two organizations—Let Freedom Ring and Constituting America—inaugurated “We Read The Constitution.” The foundation of this national event is the belief that it is absolutely crucial that the American people are aware of, and understand, their Constitutional rights as citizens of this country.

[Jack Hammer]

Unfortunately, it makes the mistaken assumption that the majority of congressmen can read.

William F. Buckley famously made the statement that he’d rather be governed by the first few hundred names in the New York phone book than by the idiots in congress, and it was an understandable observation.

[Copernicus]

With luck, they will learn the difference between one comma and three commas.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2568365/posts

Best regards,

[sten]

when i discuss the Constitution with attorney friends, they will often say that the supreme court is needed to interpret the Constitution

of course, i counter by saying that it wasn’t written in secret code and doesn’t require high cleric priests to divine its meaning.

it wasn’t 2500 pages. it was written to be understood and clear. it was written for the people.

[Atlas Sneezed]

The Constitution is a rather dull read (and its too bad the feds don’t limit themselves to its dull limitations).

The Declaration of Independence really rocks, and makes for inspiring party reading!

[An.American.Expatriate]

The foundation of this national event is the belief that it is absolutely crucial that the American people are aware of, and understand, their Constitutional rights as citizens of this country.

And for this reason it will fail.