Constitution Day Is Upon Us
Written by Brian Garst, Posted in Liberty & Limited Government
It’s September 17th, which means it’s Constitution Day! I don’t get much worked up about such things, because to me every day is Constitution Day. Still, in honor of the occasion I’ll link to this post from a couple years ago, where I responded to a suggestion to scrap the Constitution:
In an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, Larry Sabato suggests that we scrap the constitution, convene a constitutional convention and come up with a new governing document. Such an idea shouldn’t be dismissed out of hand. There may come a time when this sort of action is necessary. At this time, however, there is no such need. Today’s biggest problems stem from where the Constitution is being ignored, not where it’s being followed…
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