On September 17, 1787, the American founding fathers signed the Constitution for the United States of America.
When asked, "What do we have, Mr. Franklin?" Ben Franklin replied, "A republic, if you can keep it."
The American people have been derelict in their duty over the past decades and centuries, and have not kept it, which is why the chaos exists today.
Dedicate some time today to read through the main body (Preamble through the signature block), and remember what we are supposed to keep.
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 to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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