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Constitution's Birthday
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Constitution's Birthday |
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Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! 
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Our Constitution’s Birthday (September 17, 2008) In the year, Seventeen eighty-seven Those thirty-nine, changed our History They signed that piece of parchment The Laws of, the Land of the Free. In more than two hundred twenty years It has gone through a few changes That’s not, an easy thing to get done For, all of our lives, it rearranges. The First through Tenth Amendments Are known as our Bill of Rights And many times, they were in danger But, the People, usually won those fights. Sometimes, those people in power Try to change them, for their gain Sometimes they will just ignore them Like we’ve seen, time and again. They are our only, real protection With a high and terrible price to pay If we don’t keep fighting for them There’s some, would take them all away. Other Amendments, Thirteen and Fifteen Abolished Racial Suffrage and Slavery Supposed to give promised Rights To all of those promised, Liberty. The Sixteenth, allowed for Income Tax And as we know, it has many a flaw Some say, that it was never Ratified That, it was never made, a Legal Law. The Eighteenth, Prohibition of Alcohol Which was, another legal blunder With organized crime borne of it And, the Rule of Law torn, asunder. The Nineteenth, said Women could Vote After a very long, contentious fight Just look at what those Ladies have done Since, they got their, American Right. Then, a Repeal of Prohibition Came with the Twenty-first In most places, booze flowed freely To quench America’s, hearty thirst. The Twenty-second said, Two Terms Was, all a President could serve But, as we know, for some, one Was one more, than they deserved. The Twenty-sixth said we could Vote When reaching Eighteen years of age Since they could fight and die for us Every time, we had a War to wage. Those great words of our Constitution Have served our Country long, and well Will they withstand the test of time Or will History show, our Nation, fell? If we don’t protect them with our life If we bow to those powers that, be If we let them twist those words around One sad day, we’ll be no longer, Free. We can’t let our precious Bill of Rights Fail, to protect us all, as they must do We can’t let one man, or group of men Twist them into something, they construe. Though, our Constitution is not perfect Our Founding Fathers knew, this so And, “In God We Trust”, is not enough Our Freedom depends, on where, we go. We must each, defend those Freedoms From outside foes, and those, within It’s, We, the People, wield the power To lose this battle, which, we must, win. So, On this Constitution Day Let’s each, pay the price we owe To uphold those words of Wisdom Penned upon that parchment, long ago. 09.16.2008 Del "Abe" Jones Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity. copyright 1984 [This message has been edited by Abe (09-16-2008 04:04 PM).] |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo Abe, Happy Constitution Day on the 17th. Nice write. Bobby |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
It's sad there are only two replies to this, honoring our most important document. Thanks Abe, for always highlighting 'WE the people' and not just elected administrators that choose to ignore our input, thereby ignoring and devaluing the very words they are 'hired' to honor and follow. |
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WTBAKELAR
since 2008-09-09
Posts 1089Utah, USA |
I loved your poem and I am glad to see that you are a patriot. I am also glad that our constitution is sound. We the people own it and pledge our allegiance. I think it's important to know that the constitution has never changed. The original stays as written. The amendments make changes to the law, they don't change the original, so we can see where we have grown and advanced as a people. |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
Another fine and timely 'reminder' about the 'core' of Democracy (as it was supposed to be) "The Eighteenth, Prohibition of Alcohol Which was, another legal blunder With organized crime borne of it And, the Rule of Law torn, asunder." It is pretty sad when a document of this import has to be re-'amended' to undo a bonehead amendment like the above! just like some folk want a 'balanced fed. budget' amendment... outrageous!!... vote disasters like G.W.B. out of office...if they fail to have a 'financially viable' administration... don't mess with the constitution over something of that nature! Applause for this 'penning'! |
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