I'm going to post (in parts) one of the greatest - freedom forming documents ever written - - here.....
Thank you FB:.http://www.foundingbloggers.com/wordpress/
US Constitution
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.
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.
No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New-York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.
When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.
The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment
5 comments:
Great post CS!
Do you have Showtime? have you ever seen The Tudors? they are running re runs now before the last season.
Fascinating the whole Lutheran ascendancy in England and the ironic nuances of Henry VII who went from a "Defender of The Faith" and anti Lutheran to his later rupture with Rome, over the years.
Take care left coast patriot!
CE-I hardly ever watch TV anymore-hockey when the Red Wings are playing. and sometimes Military channel...and Beck and sometimes Hannity....so-thanks for the heads up on Showtime!
Today I decided to post the Constitution of the US in parts..
Tonight-- I come here --and see that CDR Gillie has MEMORIZED the Declaration AND the Constitution!
OK- the guantlet has been caste!!! ---I'll be memorizing both....and I'll be 'swiping' these videos to go along w/ my next Constitution posts !!!!!
BTW-I prefer this site to your other....
C-CS
Sorry Carol, had to delete my previous post made a mistake.
I taught American history and government for a number of years and always spent a great deal of time on the Constitution and the founders.
Thanks for linking to TOTUS. I have linked to you there and also linked to you at my cartoon blog, "Obama Cartoons" at http://obamacartoon.blogspot.com
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