Constution Day Speech text
September 17th, 2009Hello, my name is Brad Carter. I am a lecturer for the Center on Freedom, whose goal is to educate people regarding the Constitution.
Most people know that the 4th of July is America’s birthday. In 1776, America declared its independence from England and set off on
its own course. However, until recently, few knew that September 17th is America’s anniversary. You see, after the War for Independence
was over, the Articles of Confederation were created as America’s first Constitution. But problems soon arose with the Articles. So in
May of 1787, 55 men assembled in Philadelphia, at the same place where they put their sacred honor on the line by signing the Declaration
of Independence, to fix the Articles of Confederation.
For the four hottest months of the year, May to September, in a time when clothes were hot and air conditioning did not exist, the
Founding Fathers proposed, debated, re-proposed, and re-debated, until finally, they created Our Constitution. This new Constitution
was a revolutionary idea, as much a revolutionary idea as separating from England. The Constitution was revolutionary because it
created a new form of government the likes of which the world had never seen. This new Constitution mandated self governance. It
created a government of the People, by the People, and for the People. The men assembled at Independence Hall knew that all the
power must reside within the People for them to remain Free. The Founders knew that Rights start with the People and end with the People, and the Constitution restricted the government from treading on those Rights.
However, as I mentioned earlier, the Founding Fathers expected an engaged populace for this new system to work. While many of us complain that this Right or that Right is being eroded, the Founders would remind us that with every Right also comes a Responsibility.
Let us take a moment to look at some Rights and Responsibilities. Since we are in front of this courthouse, it seems fitting to discuss some of the Rights that are exercised here everyday.
Who likes the idea that the police cannot come busting into your house, but must first obtain a warrant?
Who likes the idea of knowing why you are being arrested?
Who likes the idea of being able to face your accuser in court?
Who likes the idea of not being tortured while in jail?
All of these examples are within the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eight Amendments.
What is Our Responsibility that protects these Rights? Jury Duty. But how many of us actively try to get out of serving on a jury? Every Right has a Responsibility a Responsibility that goes with it.
Friends, my time here is running short. There are more speakers to come, so I must wrap up.
There are people here today that are here to support the political candidates and other speakers. There are people that are here to raise awareness for one cause or another. There are people here just to see why all the other people are here.
I am here to celebrate the 222nd anniversary of the gift handed to us by the Founding Fathers, the Constitution. No other Constitution in the world has lasted as long. I would like to close with the same words that Benjamin Franklin spoke at the closing of the Constitutional Convention:
“[Mr. Chairman], I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a general Government necessary for us, and
there is no form of Government but what may be a blessing to the people if well administered, and believe farther that this [Constitution] is likely to be well administered for a course of years, and can only end in Despotism, … when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic Government, being incapable of any other.”
If you agree with what I’ve said and like to know more about the Constitution, you can find me at www.centeronfreedom.org and I will be around
for a while too. Thank you for listening.
September 17th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Applause!
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October 7th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
One of the great things the structure of the Constitution did was to distribute power rather than concentrate it.
That was a clear original intent because the founders believed that power corrupts and tried to limit an individual’s exposure so they would not become corrupt.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Hi Brad,
I have a question about the constitutionality of the planned health care reforms that mandate Americans MUST purchase something.
Surely this is a violation of unenumerated rights (9th Amendment)?
November 19th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Hi John,
To be fair, I haven’t read the House bill. However, from what I know about it, it is a violation not only of the 9th Amendment, but also the 10th. As there is no authorization in Article I, Section 8 for Congress to “provide” health care, then the 10th Amendment rules: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
January 28th, 2010 at 12:37 am
I have weighed this issue Health Care Bill vs. Constitution, and if a Political Party Gains control over a people because if the Health Care Tax Dollars, then it is laws with out moral value.
You see when tobacco companies became under fire the laws were based on a moral value because of the issues within.
The moral building blocks from Bill to Law is not supported because these Laws are for increase taxes and force pay against the people and a increase tax forum in a wide coverage stated to be in the best interest of the Country.
exmp.,
So this is Health Care Reform at its best, please allow me to share a concept that will open your mind in a way never thought of for a United Forum Concept. At first I stood alone and I wrote my first blog and little did I know that thousands of people and companies stood by it,
I have waited to see the issues of tax increase and health care, something that may be wrote by President Obama,
You see a lot of what I write, is in fact that, I do not seek Political support because I do not belong to any party. As for President Obama and theses 60 people that hold seat of Government who wish to build 1900 page of law to Govern this system because of this Health Care dollar. I watch them stumble about without a clue of how to fix this failed system. To see into this failure, you must allow this system to be seen as a forum for dollars of taxes created as a constant as a yearly figure. This prediction of dollar for the future, is in fact what I call Artificial Intelligence built on the hope that taxes will stay a constant figure.
To state it simple if Health Care Insurance Companies Unite and hand over this issue then the Officials of Government then they will have have no choice but to turn their eye to the companies of medication and medical supplies and hospitals and Doctors who charge cost that is the cause and effect of this failure within this system.
This Health Care Forum we offer is built on a moral value, a strategic forum to place issues to work ,that offers freedom to be a part of it or not. This force pay against companies, force pay against VETS, and so on shows the lack of a moral building block within this Health Care Reform.
What we offer is that, will, Lets use the AARP Health Care Insurance Company, and lets say that they have 30 million members. To show that this company can earn $150 million dollars per month and be released from the burden of medical cost, by what we wish to show as health care tax forum and a freedom of choice for a pay in to a forum to a Insurance Company for people who do not trust this system within The United States Government. A tax forum forces the Government system to work for the people and at the same time forces Government Officials to work for the people within this forum.
To reach out to a company and sit down with them to build something never attempted in order to rebuild lives and the National Security of The United States as a moral building block without laws to Govern, but to protect this system from crime is what a moral law use to stand for.
To show a $100 trillion dollar strategic building block by companies of freewill that step forward to help rebuild America. To build the most powerful anti war / crime forum ever conceived by such as I a nobody that only seek to only go back to work as a painter and rebuild his little company dream.
As stated at first I stood alone against so many and I have found the uniting of people of different faith that seeks the same as I do. What makes FASC Concepts different, we do not ask for money and we opened a door for people to put their faith into themselves as a person and not what we say, to build on this and protect it under the concepts of law such as the Patriot Act. {A Moral Concept}
There is a day coming that Officials of Government will see that the Laws built against God and Country was the first steps of the United States Of America headed for failure because it lacks moral value. This is what our enemies see, a Country of Laws that should of never been created by few against so many people of the USA.
Is it so hard to see a concept for a Health Care Stimulus Package that builds jobs and life within a anti war / crime forum ? But it was the war and the crimes committed after 9/11/2001 of how I was allowed to see into the basic tax forum failure. And to rebuild the security within the Country.
Henry Massingale
FASC Concepts in and for Pay It Forward
found on google.com. And yahoo look for page 1 american dream offical site.