Thank you for continuing publication of the U.S. Constitution without adding personal bias or agenda. So many disagreements arise from lack of understanding the foundation of our Country. I am only one person, but I am one person and I can acquire copies of the U. S. Constitution and share them, thanks to you.
Simply the most brilliant concept of a free people to govern themselves ever conceived by humankind. Living updatable language to fit the advancing societal order. Described by its authors thusly:
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, 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.”
Why did we not get this kind of background information while going to grade and high school??? This is truly amazing information that will enlighten and encourage you to love our founding generation and constitution!
Nice to have print of Independence Hall on the cover versus a Founding Father's mug shot ever reminding us to "place principles before personalities."
"I hope we shall... crush in it's birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength and bid defiance to the laws of our country." - Thomas Jefferson
Mercy Otis Warren wrote in Observations on the New Constitution:
“...[G]government is instituted for the protection, safety, and happiness of the people, and not for the profit, honour or private interest of any man, family, or class of men...the origin of all power is in the people, and they have an incontestable right to check the creatures of their own creation, vested with certain powers to guard the life, liberty and property of the community."
We tend to accept that people in authority must be right. It's this assumption that Socrates wanted us to challenge by urging us to think logically about the nonsense they often come out with, rather than being struck dumb by their aura of importance and air of suave certainty.
“We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained.” ― Derrick Bell, Ethical Ambition: Living a Life of Meaning and Worth

I buy 100 at a time and give them away to anyone that will take one.
9 comments
Phil Winkler
When we have such a hard time electing a majority of Congress who will abide by their oath of office and abide by the Constitution, what makes the Convention of States people think we can elect delegates to a convention that we can trust?!
Joel
Spot on Monte! Term limits become an excuse for the people to avoid being (actively participating) citizens of our constitutional republic and only vet, and accept moral and virtuous leaders.
Monte
LW, yes but one of the things the COS is advocating for is term limits. Our Founders gave us term limits, it is called an election every 2 years. We, as an electorate, just fail to properly use this wonderful tool they gave us.
If you want to fix a problem, you first must identify the “root cause” of the problem. Otherwise you will end up applying a FEEL GOOD solution that you FEEL will solve the problem. More than likely you will not fix the problem and maybe even create unintended consequences that are worse than the original problem. We don’t have to look back but a century ago to see a very painful reminder of this, it was called the 17th Amendment.
I suggest that the root cause of our problem that we are trying to address is not that we don’t have term limits. The root cause of our problem is an uneducated/uninformed electorate. Perhaps we should all be working hard at trying to fix that issue. If we do, I think the terminology of term limits will just be a distant memory.
LW Hutson
Our Constitution is the highest law of our country, and every elected official swears to uphold it and protect it from all enemies, foreign and domestic. Yet, many, if not most, of these very same “public servants” know very little of what this constitution says and operate without paying any attention to it. The Convention of States Action Project is a grassroots organization dedicated to educating our citizenry, promoting civic responsibility, and ultimately, using Article V of our Constitution to get our country back on the right track through the amendment process delineated in the second clause of that Article. Go to ConventionofStates.com and sign up to support this effort and become a Patriot activist. Educate our people and insist on transparency and accountability in our government.
Monte
William, agree with you on the need for more education on the Constitution. Conservatives should consider getting actively involved. Possible ideas include facilitating classes on our Founding Principles and the Constitution in Retirement Communities (independent living) utilizing the Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land videos and book. On the other side of the age spectrum, working with private schools you might be able to get the 5000 Year Leap used as a textbook in their 7th or 8th grade government curriculum. What better foundation for our youth than learning and UNDERSTANDING the Founding Principles that our country was built on.