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[todaysdocument]

Happy Constitution Day! 

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Record Group 11: General Records of the United States Government Series: The Constitution of the United States

Image description: Zoomed-in portion of the first page of the U.S. Constitution, including the words “We the People.” 

Transcription: 

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.

Article. I.

Section.1. All Legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

Section.2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.

No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained the Age of twenty-five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.

Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New-York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.

When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.

The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.

Section.3. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.

Immediately after they shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and if Vacancies happen by Resignation, or otherwise, during the Recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies.

No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.

The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.

The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the Absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of President of the United States.

The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.

Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.

Section.4. The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.

The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day.

Section.5. Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; but a smaller Number may adjourn from day to day, and maybe authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide.

Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member.

Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one-fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.

Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.

Section.6. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.

No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.

Section.7. All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.

Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it becomes a Law, be presented to the President of the

[joneoyvilde03]

🇳🇴 Happy Norway Constitution Day with wilt & Pomni🇳🇴

Hello everyone happy Constitution Day glade for Norway a Norwegian with about wilt & Pomni we hope excited On the 17th of May I can wait for it and thanks for made joneoyvilde03

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[learnukrainian]

June 28 - Ukraine's Constitution Day

День Конституції України - Den Cons-ty-tootsiyee Ookrayeeny - Ukraine's Constitution Day

Конституція - Constytootsia - Constitution

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Why did the endings of the words 'Constitution' and 'Ukraine' change?

Because both of these words are in Genitive in this situation.

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Where can I learn more about the Ukraine's Constitution Day?

Click on the link below!

[fjordfolk]

Fram paa Vetteren stundom han tenkte Giv eg var i eit varmare Land Men naar Vaarsol i Bakkarne blenkte Fekk han Hug til si heimlege Strand Og naar Liderna grønka som Hagar Naar det laver av Blomar paa Straa Og naar Næter er ljosa som Dagar Kann han ingenstad vænare sjaa

[norskefashiongirl]

happy belated syttende mai! enjoy Spring :)

[usarmytrooper]

Happy Constitution Day!

Celebrate the Constitution!

[moved-to-piersgender]

Do any other countries pretty much fucking deify their founders to the same degree that Americans do

[magioghvitetekopper]

Feeling way too good in this national sami costume, and it's my first time wearing it at the 17th of may. Happy constitution day Norway 🇳🇴

[absolutedigitalbranding]

Constitution Day, also known as "National Law Day", is celebrated in India on 26 November every year to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India. On 26 November 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted to the Constitution of India, and it came into effect on 26 January 1950.

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[murderousink23]

11/26/2023 is Sunday of the Dead ⚰🇩🇪, National Milk Day 🥛🇮🇳, Constitution Day 🇮🇳, Mother's Day 🇷🇺, National Cake Day 🎂🇺🇲, Stir-up Sunday 🇬🇧

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Å være nordmann er å lengte hjem når du er hjemme, og lengte bort når du er borte. - Sigrid Undset To be Norwegian is to long for home when you're at home, and to long for away when you're away.

Happy Constitution Day 17 May 1814

[bunad]

Happy 17th of May!

This weird little doll in a bunad screamed out to me to be the 17th of may post.

Photo by Anne-Lise Reinsfelt / Norsk Folkemuseum

[divan-daikon]

happy 17th of may to my fellow norwegians!! won some chocolate and led lotusflower lights i also got to shoot a (fake) firearm, didn’t win anything from that tho

[taraross-1787]

This Day in History: Happy Constitution Day!

On this day in 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution. Perhaps you’ve heard what Benjamin Franklin did immediately afterwards? He’d been spotted by a Philadelphia matron as he emerged from that meeting. She was curious. What had delegates been doing behind closed doors? “Doctor,” she reportedly called out, “what have we got, a Republic or a Monarchy?” Franklin’s response was brief: “A Republic, if you can keep it.” The tale is simple, yet Franklin is often misquoted. Some think Franklin responded: “A democracy, if you can keep it.” Modern Americans easily believe this misquote because the foundations of our Constitution are not taught—and thus are not understood. But Franklin and other Founders knew better. Simple democracies are dangerous. The story continues here: https://www.taraross.com/post/tdih-constitution-day

[farmerbrown]

Good evening,

September 17 is Constitution Day—the day in 1787 that the members of the Constitutional Convention, meeting in Philadelphia, signed the final draft of the American Constitution. 

America’s Constitution endured for more than two centuries—longer than any other constitution in human history—because it was brilliantly conceived and based on the principles of liberty in the Declaration of Independence.

Today, however, certain parts of the Constitution have been completely subverted.

For instance, many of the functions intended to be carried out by our elected representatives are instead in the hands of unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats.

And some of the remaining parts of the Constitution—including the fundamental rights of free speech and freedom of religion in the First Amendment—are seriously under attack.

Underlying these efforts to destroy our Constitution is the movement in American schools and universities to push a false and dishonest account of American history. This account portrays our nation as essentially racist and irredeemably unjust.

It’s no surprise, then, that a recent Rasmussen poll found that over half of President Biden’s strong supporters think the Constitution “should be mostly or completely rewritten.” 

Or that two law professors—one from Harvard and the other from Yale—wrote an op-ed in The New York Times titled “The Constitution is Broken and Should Not Be Reclaimed.” 

American education has become a battleground, and reviving a proper understanding of American history and a proper reverence for the Constitution—especially among younger Americans—has become one of our most urgent priorities. 

You are already a generous and reliable supporter of Hillsdale’s educational efforts on behalf of liberty.   

That’s why I’m asking you to join Hillsdale’s Liberty & Learning Society today.

Liberty & Learning Society members are vital to our expanding efforts to educate citizens (especially younger citizens) about American history, the importance of the Constitution to liberty, and free-market economics. 

Joining theLiberty & Learning Societyis easy. 

Members commit to an automatic, recurring monthly gift of $5, $10, or even $20 or more each month, which automatically advances the important work of reaching and teaching additional millions of citizens on behalf of liberty.

Most members give in the $25 a month range, but we are grateful for every single member at whatever level they can afford. 

In these trying and uncertain times, when so much is at stake, we have set an ambitious Constitution Day campaign goal: 1,200 new Liberty & Learning Society members by midnight on Constitution Day, September 17. 

When you join, you become a partner in educating additional millions of Americans about the principles of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and America’s great heritage of liberty through efforts like our free speech digest Imprimis, our free online courses, and our expanding work in the area of classical K-12 education. 

By joining the Liberty & Learning Society, you also help us reduce fundraising expenses and maximize the impact of every dollar given.

Hillsdale has a tradition of and a reputation for being wise with our resources because we are almost unique in refusing to accept even one penny of government funding—not even indirectly in the form of federal or state student loans and grants.

All of Hillsdale’s work depends entirely on the support of individual citizens who understand the importance of our educational mission on behalf of liberty.

Will you consider being one of the 1,200 citizens we need to sign up for the Liberty & Learning Society before midnight on Constitution Day?

You can learn more about and join the Liberty & Learning Society using this secure link:

And if you accept my invitation to join Hillsdale’s Liberty & Learning Society on or before September 17, I’ll send you a link to a session of our upcoming free online course, “Understanding The American Founding: A Conversation.”

We are deeply grateful for your support of our ongoing work to recover and preserve liberty and limited government for future generations of Americans. 

Warm regards, Larry P. Arnn

[whatsupwithspring]

it will be an angry post dudes.

I sometimes come back to re-read some old posts, because they are perceived quite differently in three months or six months. It allows me to better look into the depths of my condition, so to speak

And so I came across how in the first weeks of the war I was getting tougher and how it scared me. And how frightening is when hatred of russians grows in my head. How bitter it feels

Now, in the fifth month of the war, this hate has become a part of me. I am no longer afraid to change and stop being myself because I already am. No longer Olga from February 23 who sincerely thought that living in a world where ​​peace and humanity are valuable. Olga from February 148 is full of pain and helplessness and believes only that the more dead russians there are, the fewer dead Ukrainians there are. Ukrainians who simply lived their peaceful lives, worked, raised children, rode bicycles, and visited the shopping malls.

I hate Russia as a country. I hate Russians as citizens of this country. I hate anyone who hypocritically opens his mouth on the topic that Ukrainians have no right to this hatred. And everyone who even more hypocritically opens his mouth that Ukrainians should end this conflict, everyone who humiliates our language and culture, everyone who thinks he can teach us how we should live, everyone who rejoices in our deaths, everyone in the russian army and everyone who pays taxes for which we are being killed.

Sometimes I get nauseated by this hate, but I can't close my eyes, not watch the news and not pay attention. none of the forty million Ukrainians can. today is the Constitution Day of Ukraine. and

Article 1 Ukraine is a sovereign and independent, democratic, social, law-based state.

Article 2 The sovereignty of Ukraine extends throughout its entire territory. Ukraine is a unitary state. The territory of Ukraine within its present border is indivisible and inviolable.

Congrats.