[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14761]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            CONSTITUTION DAY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Tennessee (Mrs. Black) for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. BLACK. Mr. Speaker, standing in this hallowed chamber of 
democracy where laws are debated, amended, and passed, one must stand 
in awe of our courageous forefathers who created this institution. In 
fact, 227 years ago when our Constitution was created and signed by 39 
brave men, it created the first government of its kind, a government of 
the people, for the people, and by the people.
  These men, well aware of the consequences of all-powerful European 
monarchies, created a democratic system of three coequal branches of 
government each with its own unique role. The brilliance that these men 
instilled in this document is still alive and well to this day as we 
watch each branch of the government perform its role, keeping checks 
and balances on the others to make sure that the will of the people is 
obeyed.
  Mr. Speaker, this Constitution Day, let us give thanks to these wise 
and brave men who birthed our constitutional republic and our Nation.

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