NationStates Jolt Archive


Constitution Day is an American federal holiday

Shingogogol
16-09-2005, 16:31
It's what the armed forces are fighting to defend,
what they take an oath to defend.

http://www.constitutionday.com/

It's what elected officials take an oath to defend and obey.


The constitution,
not a president
Monkeypimp
16-09-2005, 16:34
Your point being....
Talbania
16-09-2005, 16:36
Way too much nationalism in America. No wonder it's turning into a police state.
Myrmidonisia
16-09-2005, 17:19
This is sure an obscure holiday. It's not even on my Outlook calendar. How could it be real?
MoparRocks
17-09-2005, 00:16
Way too much nationalism in America. No wonder it's turning into a police state.
Why not celebrate a document that, when it was written, was the only thing like it in the entire world up to that point that allowed freedom of speech, religion, press, and the like.

Man #1: Hey, let's celebrate the day were we became the world's 1st country to legalize freedom of religion, speech, press, etc. by having a barbecque.

Man #2: Yes! At the time, most other countries were monarchies were it was a crime for the common man to speak out against the current king/queen's regime.

Man #3: You guys are Nationalists. You country sucks. I hate your country. You country is bad because of its freedoms. I wish my country was as free and beautiful and as economically-powerful as your country. Oh wait- somebody tipped of my country's secret police. They are dragging me away as I speak...

Man #1: Sucks to be him.
Man #2: Must be jealous...
Undelia
17-09-2005, 00:28
Yeah, the construction is a great document. I have a copy hanging on my wall.
Shinano
17-09-2005, 00:56
Way too much nationalism in America. No wonder it's turning into a police state.

This is about the most absurd thing I've heard uttered by that most absurd of groups, the anti-Americans, for some time. For some reason, loving, admiring, and celebrating the writing of the legendary document that created this nation constitutes a "police state".

I'd say your definition of nationalism is something on the order of "loving your nation is bad". Which, I suppose, might actually work for yours...

There are three great followings of the ignorant in our world - Islamofascists, radical Christian groups, and European America-haters.
Vetalia
17-09-2005, 01:01
Way too much nationalism in America. No wonder it's turning into a police state.

Being proud of your country's past and the freedoms outlined in its basic documents isn't nationalism. It's patriotism, and there's nothing wrong with it.

It would be nationalism if we used the Constitution to justify putting blacks in camps or annexing Mexico.
The Psyker
17-09-2005, 01:03
This is about the most absurd thing I've heard uttered by that most absurd of groups, the anti-Americans, for some time. For some reason, loving, admiring, and celebrating the writing of the legendary document that created this nation constitutes a "police state".

I'd say your definition of nationalism is something on the order of "loving your nation is bad". Which, I suppose, might actually work for yours...

There are three great followings of the ignorant in our world - Islamofascists, radical Christian groups, and European America-haters.
Now now Europe has every reason to be warry of nationalism it did play a part in two world wars fought to a great extint in their backyards.
Shingogogol
17-09-2005, 04:32
It's what we used to have,

before the legalized all those fascist highly criminal things from COINTELPRO
and called them "the patriot act" and Clinton's "anti-terror & effective death penalty act"


oh, well,
good thing those things are inaliable,
and not granted by any government, rich, or powerful.

USE THEM!
Laerod
17-09-2005, 04:35
Why not celebrate a document that, when it was written, was the only thing like it in the entire world up to that point that allowed freedom of speech, religion, press, and the like.

Man #1: Hey, let's celebrate the day were we became the world's 1st country to legalize freedom of religion, speech, press, etc. by having a barbecque.

Man #2: Yes! At the time, most other countries were monarchies were it was a crime for the common man to speak out against the current king/queen's regime.

Man #3: You guys are Nationalists. You country sucks. I hate your country. You country is bad because of its freedoms. I wish my country was as free and beautiful and as economically-powerful as your country. Oh wait- somebody tipped of my country's secret police. They are dragging me away as I speak...

Man #1: Sucks to be him.
Man #2: Must be jealous...That would be funny if freedom of religion, speech, and press hadn't somewhat remained at the level they were back then... ;)
Kinda Sensible people
17-09-2005, 04:39
Heh... We spent an entire hour in history debating constitutional law because the law requires that a class be taught about the constitution on constitution day if a school wants funding. I was probably the only student who actually had any fun doing that.

Our history teacher was pretty exhasperated with the whole thing, since you don't ever get enough time in an AP course.