Happy Constitution Day
On September 17, 1787, the delegates of the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution of the United States of America. One of those delegates, in an attempt to bring about unanimity, said, “I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are such….For when you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an Assembly can a perfect production be expected? It therefore astonishes me, Sir, to find this system approaching so near to perfection as it does….Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure, that it is not the best.”
Two hundred and twenty-one years later, I believe we could all reassure the wisened Doctor Franklin that the U.S. Constitution is, in fact, the best. Yes, it still has imperfections despite its 27 amendments, but it has served as a beacon to millions in this country and others around the world who find security in its words and hope in the rule of law, separation of powers, and governance by “We the People” it establishes.
I hope you will join me in celebrating Constitution Day today by honoring those that authored, amended, and are yet defending our Constitution.
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Comments
Comment from Gawfer
Time September 17, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Amen, Brother Braden.
Glad you finally made it over.
Comment from James
Time September 17, 2008 at 6:00 pm
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Comment from Gawfer
Time September 18, 2008 at 8:10 am
Welcome aboard, James.
After saluting the Ensign, feel free to mill about smartly.
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Comment from Andrew Boylston
Time September 20, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Very nice piece on the Constitution Gawfer. It makes for good reading.
Comment from Gawfer
Time September 20, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Welcome aboard, Andrew!
After saluting the Ensign, feel free to mill about smartly.
Comment from DD2
Time September 21, 2008 at 8:47 am
Grat styff here gary, thanks for it
I really enjoyed reading you whole blog.
See ya again
Comment from Bloviating Zeppelin
Time September 28, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Dude. Are you ever coming back to the BlogWorld?
BZ
Comment from Gawfer
Time September 28, 2008 at 4:21 pm
LOL, BZ
I’ve been up to my elbows in alligators with work over the last month. Seems California is in need of more power plants, and everybody wants to build them NOW!
I’ll post again soon
Comment from Bloviating Zeppelin
Time September 30, 2008 at 10:36 am
Gawfer:
Hey, tell you what, I would humbly ASK you for a separate blog post just on THAT! I would LOVE to read about what’s happening in the “power” world in the state of Fornicalia!!
BZ
Comment from Braden
Time September 17, 2008 at 4:28 pm
And to this day, we still defend her….from the socialist-hungry liberal left, to the terror networks of the world.