“We the people….” is a famous line from our U.S. Constitutions’ preamble. 230 years ago on September 17th, 1787, United States delegates from our Constitutional Convention signed their name on the revision to the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Constitution is the world’s oldest surviving constitution and it still reigns as the supreme law of our land. I believe the constitution has endured all this time because it functions similar to effective operating system.
Our founding fathers developed and established sets of rules, regulations, and protocols that are to be followed by all citizens. The constitution also lays out how the government will operate and leaves it to that leader on how to run the country. Without the Constitution, our lives could be completely controlled by the government. How amazing! Shouldn’t we be thankful for our Founding Fathers and the Constitution? …show more content…
I believe most people could agree to this, because faith is usually an important part to one’s life. I, being a Catholic, could possibly have been punished or even killed for attending a mass. Imagine! I am also thankful for Freedom of Speech. According to Barbri, this amendment “…literally prohibits the enactment of any law to restrict protected rights of speech and assembly….” (pg.23). This is also allowed in protest form as long as the protests are peaceful and unarmed. For example, I could say that I disagree with a law made by the Executive branch peacefully and I would never get punished. Isn’t that
Our founding fathers developed and established sets of rules, regulations, and protocols that are to be followed by all citizens. The constitution also lays out how the government will operate and leaves it to that leader on how to run the country. Without the Constitution, our lives could be completely controlled by the government. How amazing! Shouldn’t we be thankful for our Founding Fathers and the Constitution? …show more content…
I believe most people could agree to this, because faith is usually an important part to one’s life. I, being a Catholic, could possibly have been punished or even killed for attending a mass. Imagine! I am also thankful for Freedom of Speech. According to Barbri, this amendment “…literally prohibits the enactment of any law to restrict protected rights of speech and assembly….” (pg.23). This is also allowed in protest form as long as the protests are peaceful and unarmed. For example, I could say that I disagree with a law made by the Executive branch peacefully and I would never get punished. Isn’t that