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a radical idea

Little My
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I'm sure many are fed up with Congress. I know I am.

So I have an idea: Every working day, at the beginning of each session for the House of Representatives and the Senate, all members present should be obliged to stand and recite the preamble to the Constitution.

It's short; it's not controversial like pledging allegiance to the flag; and it might remind the members what they are there for in their capacity as legislators. Simply posting it as a plaque on the wall would not do. It would soon be passed by and ignored. They should be required to stand and say it out loud.

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union,

establish Justice,

insure domestic Tranquility,

provide for the common defense,

promote the general Welfare,

and secure the Blessings of Liberty for ourselves and our Posterity,

do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.


[Apologies for not writing for some time; for some reason, my "retirement" years seem to be unusually busy.]

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Discussion (4)

  • Al Sparks@AlSparks

    They already recite the Pledge of Allegiance every day they're in session, if they bother to show up. That should be enough. When taking office, they recite an oath of office to support the constitution. That should be enough.

    Too many of them don't take their oath seriously, much less the pledge. So you think adding another reciting of something or other is going to change things? Really?

    In their defense, unpopularity of any legislature is a world wide thing, in all times. And believe it or not, they really are following the will of the people, whether it's constitutional or not. You and I may disagree with the will of the people, but there it is. The American people have the elected politicians they deserve.