Posts Tagged ‘constitution’

Full Faith and Credit


31 Jan

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One of the reasons the Articles of Confederation failed was that states did not have to recognize the laws of other states.

The Full Faith and Credit clause in the Constitution was tested multiple times, most famously with the Dred Scott case, where it was ruled a free state had to give full faith and credit to the laws of a slave state. And that was a good thing.

Gay marriage and adoption, legalized marijuana- states still want to ignore the laws of other states. But we have Full Faith and Credit. Its time state governments were reminded of that.

I Heart the Constitution


29 Jan

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I love the Constitution, every word and 2/3s. I love the Federalist Papers, and I even love the Articles of Confederations. Why? Because they aren’t perfect. Because nothing and no one is perfect.

So our founding fathers struggled, and their successors struggled, and have continued to struggle, to this very day. We grow, we adapt, and our government changes! But we don’t throw out the old, we keep it; we keep it for everyone to see. We keep it, because our government is based on a solid principal, the goal of forming “a more perfect union”, and we’re getting there.

Being an American


30 Aug

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I believe in the Constitution. I believe we were all created equal, in freedom of religion and right to assembly. I believe in these things even when they are unpopular and hard to do, because they are right.

I believe that the moment we start ignoring these creeds, and trying to take rights away from citizens based on things like religion, then we start becoming everything we have fought against. At that time, every American Soldier, from the Revolution to today, will have fought and died in vain.

I believe in the dream that is America. I refuse to stop.

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