Celebrate Constitution Day
Julia Shaw /
Today, Sept. 17, is Constitution Day. On this date in 1787, delegates from each state signed the final Constitution, securing our rights and assuring the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity. It is now the longest lasting, most imitated national constitution in the world.
The Constitution unified the country by providing a stable national government over the 13 separate states. The Constitution continues to unify us as Americans — and as conservatives. As Americans, the continued success and viability of our country depends on our fidelity to, and the faithful exposition and interpretation of, the Constitution. Despite conservatives’ intellectual diversity and policy differences, our future as a movement rests on our ability to defend the democratic processes defined in the Constitution.
So, how can you honor the Constitution today? (more…)