Saturday, September 25, 2010
On This Day In History
On September 25, 1789, the first Congress of the United States approved 12 amendments to the U.S. Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification. The amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, were designed to protect the basic rights of U.S. citizens, guaranteeing the freedom of speech, press, assembly, and exercise of religion, the right to fair legal procedure and to bear arms, and that powers not delegated to the federal government were reserved for the states and the people.
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The last few words in our historical bill of rights says "powers not delegated to the federal government were reserved for the states and the people" We must realize that our own apathy prevents us from properly using this power. We must have our voice heard from the time we vote for the elected officials until we vote again. Voting is only one of our powers. Our voices that are heard by our elected officials is our most powerful power.
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