Happy Constitution Day

National Review ^ | September 17, 2021 | YUVAL LEVIN

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On September 17, 1787 — 234 years ago today — the delegates to the constitutional convention who had approved the final document signed it and sent it on its way toward ratification. We now celebrate that date as Constitution Day, to acknowledge our debt to them and remind ourselves (as it’s plain we could use the reminding) of the extraordinary governing framework they created.

If you’re free and online at 11 a.m. Eastern today (or if you want to look in on the video later), you should check out the American Enterprise Institute’s annual Constitution Day lecture, which will be delivered this year by the great American historian Wilfred McClay. His subject is “The Constitution in American civic education,” which could hardly be more timely and important. You can sign up for free and find the live feed and subsequent video here.

I’ve also got an essay of my own over at the home page today on the future of conservative constitutionalism — given the complicated moment in which that crucial project finds itself now.

But above all, try to take some time to read the Constitution today. It never gets old.

[American Number 181269513]

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

[C210N]

Happy RESTORE The Constitution Day

[Vendome]

Happy Birthday to me....

[Lurkinanloomin]

Natural born citizen = Born here of citizen parents

The children of foreigners inherit the foreign nationality of their foreign national parent(s)
It is by this same concept that Ted Cruz had any claim to US citizenship, being born in Canada to a Cuban father and an American mother.

One is only NATURALLY an American when one CANNOT be anything else.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Happy Birthday!

[NonValueAdded]

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Recessional of the Sons of the American Revolution:

“Until we meet again, let us remember our obligations to our
forefathers who gave us our Constitution, the Bill of Rights,
an independent Supreme Court and a nation of free men.”

Dr. Benjamin Franklin, when asked if we had a republic or a monarchy, replied "A Republic, if you can keep it."
Were we ever as close to losing it as we are now?

[DoodleDawg]

I’d say that fewer than 5% of the population know that today is Constitution Day.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Were we ever as close to losing it as we are now?
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We lost it on Usurpation Day, January 20, 2009.
ALL of our elected AND appointed abrogated the Constitution by swearing in the ineligible Kenyan from Indonesia.
Everything that has happened since flows from that fatal mistake.

[Jim W N]

Dr. Benjamin Franklin, when asked if we had a republic or a monarchy, replied "A Republic, if you can keep it." Were we ever as close to losing it as we are now?

Only faith can retain freedom.

The key to restoring our free Constitutional Republic is Christian Patriots, who have faith in God not man, rising up, taking over the citadels of power, and dismantling the 80%+ unconstitutional portion of the Federal Government, thus, reinstating the Constitution as the Supreme Law of the Land and giving this country back to the States and the people.

The key to the States and the people retaining that constitutionally-protected freedom is renouncing faith in man and his government, and embracing the faith of the Lord God.

[viewfromthefrontier]

My gratitude and apologies to our Founding Fathers.

[vpintheak]

Only a moral people can uphold it. Unfortunately, we are far past decent morals as a nation.
We are being judged.

[CodeToad]

BTTT

[SuperLuminal]

What the hell is there to be happy about?

We’d have to go search one of the millions of landfills to even find a trace of the Constitution today...

[SuperLuminal]

"I’d say that fewer than 5% of the population know that today is Constitution Day."

At least 70% of that estimated 5% has been, and continues to be, taught that it is Whiteness Evil Day...

[Jim W N]

Only a moral people can uphold it.

That is correct which is why the key to our future is hearts repenting from trusting in man and his government and turning once again, to trusting in the Lord.

Unfortunately, we are far past decent morals as a nation.

I think there are enough righteous in the Land to cause a change in the direction of our country.

We are being judged.

Jesus was fully judged and condemned 2000 years ago for the sins of the whole world including all the sins of America (1 John 2:2). God is not unjust to commit double jeopardy and is not judging America or the world but seeking reconciliation, "not imputing their trespasses unto them" (2 Cor. 5:19).

We are still under the Gospel of the Grace of Christ my FRiend and many will be astonished at the number of souls who will be compelled by the Lord worldwide to come to him in the next few decades. It's time to save, not condemn.

[Jim W N]

More important is what % of our population KNOW AND UNDERSTAND the Constitution.

WE THE PEOPLE have allowed the Satanic Left to forbid the teaching of the Bible and the Constitution in our public schools. That is one of the many things to which Patriots must force a change.

[Melian]

I blame teachers for the lack of understanding of our Constitution.
The founders must be rolling in their graves.

America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!

[Jim W N]

Don’t get you eye off the ball. Teachers are not the root cause. As it in so many other cases, the root cause is the MOSTLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT who demanded states make it illegal to teach the Bible and intimated them into not teaching the Constitution.

Remember, the GREATEST enemy of our day of you and I and America is our own mostly unconstitutional federal government.

Either we will beat them or they will beat us down to a nub.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks NonValueAdded.

[nicollo]

God bless America!