Happy Birthday, US Constitution! (222 years old)

Constitutional Congress ^ | September 17, 1787 | Founding Fathers

[BP2]

Happy Birthday, US Constitution!

On September 17, 1787, the supreme law of the United States was adopted by its people. Signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the US Constitution was ratified by conventions in each state, in the name of “The People”. So durable are its words that it is the oldest written constitution in the world.

This preordained parchment laid forth the three branches of our government: a bicameral Legislative Congress; an executive branch led by the President; and a judicial branch headed by the Supreme Court.

Of the 4,543 words in the Constitution, perhaps none are more powerful or more poignant of the true reason our Republic exists than those found in our Preamble:

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure 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.

If you forgot to send a birthday card today, or bake a cake with 222 candles on top – no worries.

Do the next best thing – please set aside just five minutes of your day to spend some time with the old lady – the US Constitution.

As you read each word, try to fully appreciate the gift our Forefathers gave us, and why it’s so important that we “The People” must continue to protect the US Constitution for ourselves, our children and future generations who will follow in our footsteps in the centuries ahead.

High-resolution images of the US Constitution (pgs 1-4)
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters_downloads.html

Full text transcript of the of the US Constitution
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html

Indexed format of the US Constitution
http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/index.html

[BP2]

[Reagan Man]

Constitution B-Day bump.

[onedoug]

“Decision in Philadelphia”, Christopher and James Collier

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[the anti-liberal]

Thanks for the reminder!

[LucyT]

The United States Constitution is the supreme legal text that forms the framework of the United States government.

This is the reason The Ping List continues.

[DCBryan1]

The Constitution looks like toilet paper after a liberal gets with it.

[LucyT]

[loveliberty2]

Thank you!!!!See my post entitled "Constitution Day 2009," on this topic.

It is amazingly sad that every site based in concerns about liberty and freedom are not making this the primary topic of their day!

[Vaquero]

Zer0bama represents the 3 evils

Marxism, Stalinism, Fascism.

Zer0bama is the multiplier.....Multiply the number of years of the Constitution by 3, to receive the current state of the Presidency...and a possible future for the Constitution.....

[Constitution Day]

BTTT!!

[reagan_fanatic]

A stunning, beautiful document - one for the ages.

It’s too bad that it means so little to so many these days.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

Will there even be a note of this on the Huffington Post? Doubt it...

[Talisker]

May God Bless and Protect America.

[dashing doofus]

“Happy Birthday. Congratulations! You had a great run, but now its time to turn the page and move ahead.” - BHO

[americanophile]

What have we done to this magnificent achievement? Our present federal empire bares scant resemblance to the limited government they forsaw.

“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” -Thomas Jefferson

[Jeff Head]

INDEPENDENT AMERICAN MOVEMENT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RESTORATION

[BP2]

Sections II and III have particular poignancy in September 2009. Read those sections again if you have time.

And trust me - celebrating our nation's Constitution by reading it is much safer than making a birthday cake with 222 candles!

[Dream Warrior]

Given to us as a gift, if we can keep it. Thanks to all those with vision, God’s wisdom, and sacrifice who worked so hard for this, the rights of mankind.

[azishot]

Happy Birthday, U.S. Constitution...from a Proud American.