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Victor Davis Hanson column: Thoughts on the 1776 Commission and its report
Civic Renewal ^ | January 21, 2021 | Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on 01/23/2021 12:23:34 PM PST by yoe

(This photo made available by the U.S. National Archives showed a portion of the first page of the United States Constitution.)

The newly formed President’s Advisory 1776 Commission just released its report. The group was chaired by Churchill historian and Hillsdale College President, Dr. Larry P. Arnn. The vice chair was Dr. Carol M. Swain, a retired professor of political science. (Full disclosure: I was a member of the commission.)

The unanimously approved conclusions focused on the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the historical challenges to these founding documents and the need for civic renewal. The 16-member commission was diverse in the widest sense of the familiar adjective. It included historians, lawyers, academics, scholars, authors, former elected officials and past public servants.

Whether because the report was issued by a Donald Trump-appointed commission, or because the conclusions questioned the controversial and flawed New York Times-sponsored 1619 Project, there was almost immediate criticism from the left.

[snip]Two of the most widely referenced Americans in the report are Frederick Douglass and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Both argued, a century apart, for the moral singularity of the Constitution. Neither wished to replace the founders’ visions; both instead demanded that they fully be realized and enforced.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1776; civics; history; vdh; victorhanson
Americans must CANCEL THE CANCEL CULTURE ... President Trump is our friend as is the drug hydroxychloroquine, as is the Covid-19 vaccine as is the history of our nation even its statues.

CANCEL THE CANCEL CULTURE

1 posted on 01/23/2021 12:23:34 PM PST by yoe
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To: yoe

VDH bump for later...


2 posted on 01/23/2021 12:24:31 PM PST by indthkr
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To: yoe

Obviously these were not the correct historians.../S


3 posted on 01/23/2021 12:29:32 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: yoe

.......On Wednesday (1/20/2021),....joe biden terminated the 1776 Commission through an executive order......

‘Nuf said!!!!


4 posted on 01/23/2021 12:35:00 PM PST by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: yoe

Interview with the Chair of the President’s Advisory 1776 Commission

Biden signs executive order disbanding 1776 Commission

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6225604601001#sp=show-clips

Jan. 23, 2021 - 3:49 - President of Hillsdale College Larry Arnn provides insight into the future of education in America on ‘Fox and Friends Weekend.’


5 posted on 01/23/2021 12:53:50 PM PST by Whenifhow (when, if and how will Obama be gone? )
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“404 / Page Not Found”

Fascist that he is, BiXiden crushed the Report immediately.


6 posted on 01/23/2021 12:55:43 PM PST by Paladin2
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Let me know as soon as signs emerge of Sleazy Sleepy Creepy Joe of being a moderate Rat ... or any if this

I'm running as a proud Democrat, but I will govern as an American president. I will work with Democrats and Republicans and I will work as hard for those who don't support me as for those who do. That's the job of a president. It's a duty of care for everyone.

Lying POS.

7 posted on 01/23/2021 1:04:14 PM PST by wardamneagle (c)
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To: Paladin2

The Usurper has no clue what is going on policy wise, he is a placeholder


8 posted on 01/23/2021 1:29:27 PM PST by madison10
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To: yoe

The consumer can destroy any corporation it wishes within a few months. And that’s one way to cancel the Cancel Corps.


9 posted on 01/23/2021 1:30:33 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: yoe; Liz; bitt; All

Archive of the 45-page report. Please download and save.

https://web.archive.org/web/20210119000441/https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/The-Presidents-Advisory-1776-Commission-Final-Report.pdf


10 posted on 01/23/2021 1:34:55 PM PST by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: yoe

Bump


11 posted on 01/23/2021 1:35:01 PM PST by sauropod (#RecallMcConnell. #Resist. #NotMyPresident.)
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To: ptsal

Thanks, ptsal!


12 posted on 01/23/2021 1:58:47 PM PST by CDB
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your are welcome


13 posted on 01/23/2021 2:26:22 PM PST by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; ...

P


14 posted on 01/23/2021 4:33:20 PM PST by bitt (Joe Biden has managed to take everything that is wrong with DC bureacracy and fit it into 1 cabinet)
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To: yoe

Be careful, you could get zotted.


15 posted on 01/23/2021 4:58:01 PM PST by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election))
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To: yoe

The report is no longer available on the white house website, and the comments on the page are absolutely disgusting, left by people who obviously didn’t read the entire article.

I had actually hoped to read the whole thing.


16 posted on 01/23/2021 10:38:51 PM PST by Tacrolimus1mg (Do no harm, but take no sh!t.)
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