[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 134 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6802]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            CONSTITUTION DAY

  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I wish to commemorate in the Record the 
anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution.
  On this day in 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention 
met for the last time to sign the U.S. Constitution. In the pursuit to 
form a more perfect union, the Framers of the Constitution created a 
document that not only solidified our fledgling Nation but inspired 
others across the globe to strive for liberty, too. Organizations such 
as Lions Clubs International, the Daughters of the American Revolution, 
the Georgia Federation of Republican Women, and others deserve a great 
deal of gratitude for their efforts to bring attention to this 
important day. In recognition of this momentous occasion in American 
history and in honor of Constitution Day, I encourage all Georgians and 
all Americans to read, study, and learn the contents of the U.S. 
Constitution.
  I appreciate the efforts of our educators, elected officials, 
community leaders, and parents who teach our youth about the 
foundations of justice, strength and equality upon which our great 
Nation was built. I never cease to be amazed at how the principles of 
the Constitution play out in our daily lives as Americans.
  Today is an appropriate occasion for we the people of the United 
States, as well as the people's elected representatives in Congress, to 
renew our commitment to the principles of the U.S. Constitution. The 
Constitution's values--liberty, separation of powers, consent of the 
governed, and the principle that no one is above the law--are just as 
true and just as relevant today as they were when they were set to 
parchment more than two centuries ago.

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