To remind our fellow citizens of their responsibility in that regard, the Cato Institute has distributed more than six million copies of our pocket Constitution. At this time of year, it’ll make a great stocking stuffer.
Let’s enjoy the holidays (and remember many of the positive trends that are underway) but let’s also resolve to be more vigilant about defending our Constitution.
The Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15, 1791, 224 years ago today.
In a Presidential Proclamation released today, President Obama writes that, “In the years since, America has carried forward the spirit enshrined in the Bill of Rights—recognizing that freedom is a value we must forever work to uphold.”
“It’s a disturbing snapshot, to be sure, but not one the Framers of the Constitution would have found altogether surprising. They would sometimes refer to written constitutions as mere ‘parchment barriers,’ or what we call ‘paper tigers.’ They nevertheless concluded that having a written constitution was better than having nothing at all,” writes Lynch. “The key point is this: A free society does not just ‘happen.’ It has to be deliberately created and deliberately maintained. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.”
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