Constitution Day

[Rocko9]

225 years ago, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created.

"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."

[Spectral]

General welfare? That's socialism!

[Rocko9]

To promote, not to give handouts

[Bloodninja]

i feel like i shouldn't have to explain that welfare meant something different back then

[Spectral]

i feel like i shouldn't have to explain that welfare meant something different back then

I feel like there's a reasonable chance that you have no idea if this is true, but thought it made for a good retort.

[apepi]

" a more perfect Union" A more perfect Union? How can it be more perfect if it is already perfect...*confused*...

[Warpaladin]

Happy Constitution day!.. Hey why didn't I have off today! >.>

[Masark]

" a more perfect Union" A more perfect Union? How can it be more perfect if it is already perfect...*confused*...

I'll take it your history class skipped the 8 years when the USA was governed under the Articles of Confederation? The union of the time was rather decidedly imperfect, hence the creation of the current constitution.

[Hanto]

I'll take it your history class skipped the 8 years when the USA was governed under the Articles of Confederation? The union of the time was rather decidedly imperfect, hence the creation of the current constitution.

I'm faaaaaaaaaaaaairly certain he was mocking how the US sometimes depicts itself as a "perfect union"...

If so... then *wooooosh*

[Wikiy]

I'll take it your history class skipped the 8 years when the USA was governed under the Articles of Confederation? The union of the time was rather decidedly imperfect, hence the creation of the current constitution.

And i thought i was bad at sarcasm.

[Frozenbeef]

we the people wrote this 225 years ago so it has little relevance to todays world 0o

ps. no idea what this constitution/ constitution day is :S

[Powerogue]

We're not a perfect country, but that's a very impressive document to stand the test of time this long. Amended, sure, never thrown out.

[Sunseeker]

we the people wrote this 225 years ago so it has little relevance to todays world 0o

ps. no idea what this constitution/ constitution day is :S

Well, if you're from England that's not surprising.

The fact that a law is old doesn't mean it's bad.