Many people are surprised to hear that the Constitution of the United States is the second oldest written constitution in the world – and that the oldest is that of the State of Massachusetts.
Others are astonished to find that the most often cited part of the Constitution – the Bill of Rights – was not included in the original document. These first ten Amendments were added two years after the Constitution took effect in 1789.
Another aspect of the Constitution is that it does not say that the Supreme Court decides what laws and acts are Constitutional. The Court assumed that power in 1803. However, that status was so unsure that the Court did not declare another law unconstitutional until over fifty years later.
So, the document has always been a bit fragile. Each generation has molded it to fit the spirit of the age.
The common conception of the Constitution is under attack again, this time by highly educated - but nonetheless unwise - forces from the left. They seek to impose a new and convoluted form of so-called equality on the nation.
To read these essays in their original format, please use the4 following links - https://www.returntoorder.org/2022/09/the-lefts-new-war-on-the-constitution-threatens-the-nation/, https://www.returntoorder.org/2022/09/america-faces-problems-that-refuse-to-be-left-behind/, and https://www.returntoorder.org/2022/09/rediscovering-conservativism-means-returning-to-christian-tradition-not-nationalism/.
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