[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15924-15925]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            CONSTITUTION DAY

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow, September 17, is 
Constitution Day, a commemoration of the ratification of the U.S. 
Constitution on September 17, 1787. The role of the Federal Government, 
first debated by our Founding Fathers at the beginning of our new 
Nation, is still a topic of conversation over 200 years later.
  Recently, we have seen an explosive expansion of the Federal 
Government, with a government takeover of health care, national 
interference in our schools, and government control of our auto 
industry. Power is being shifted from the people and the States to the 
Federal Government.
  The Founders anticipated this dangerous growth of big government, so 
they drafted the 10th Amendment to the Constitution to ensure the 
Federal Government would only use powers granted specifically to them. 
As we take a moment today to remember the ratification, I hope we all 
remember that personal responsibility and less government intervention 
is a better way to promote liberty.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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