Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Philadelphia- where the U.S. Constitution was signed in 1787.


The Constitution is the law of the United States.
Constitution Day was September 17. The Constitution was signed on this day in 1787. Pennsylvania had the most signers with 8. My home state, Georgia, had 2 signers. New York had only 1 signer. They were a total of 39 delegates who signed the 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 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."
This is the Preamble to the Constitution. It is not law. It is simply a declaration of intent and purpose of the document. I'm studying a book on our Constitution by Dr. David Gibbs called UNDERSTANDING THE CONSTITUTION: Ten Things Every Christian Should Know About the Supreme Law of the Land. It's available from Christian Law Association, P.O. Box 4010, Seminole, Florida 33775-4010 or www.christianlaw.org

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