[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14684]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE 225TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

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                            HON. DAVID SCOTT

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 20, 2012

  Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in honor of the 
225th anniversary of the United States Constitution and to celebrate 
its many contributions to American society. On September 17, 1788, 
members of the Constitutional Convention signed what would become the 
most important and fundamental document in the United States of 
America.
  Our founding fathers came together in true American spirit to lay out 
our rights and freedoms, rights that were later extended to include all 
Americans regardless of race or gender. The unmatched longevity of the 
Constitution still maintains those values today. This unique document 
represents our founding fathers' innovative strides towards democracy 
and has fervently outlived all of its predecessors. Our constitutional 
framers and those who have improved the Constitution through Amendments 
have ensured the preservation and enhancement of liberty, justice and 
equality. The Constitution has endured the test of time and now 
celebrates a remarkable 225 years as the foundation of American 
government. The Constitution represents the ability of our country to 
come together for the greater good. The inalienable rights laid out in 
this historical document have shaped our amazing nation and served as 
inspiration for the development of future democracies.
  On August 2, 1956, President Eisenhower enacted a law that 
acknowledged the Constitution's importance as the center of the America 
we now know and love and instituted an annual National Constitution 
Week to both celebrate the Constitution and promote its study. It is 
during this week that we acknowledge not only our framers with 
patriotic dignity, but also honor those who have ensured that this 
document continues to preserve equality throughout our nation. This 
dignified piece of American history deserves proper recognition, and I 
invite my colleagues to join me in renewing our vows to preserve, 
protect and defend this venerable document.

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