Constitution
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Constitution Day – September 17, 2020
Posted about 2 months ago by Kathy Coker
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History and Preservation
| Tagged with Constitution, Constitution Day, Constitutional Convention
September 17 is designated as Constitution Day, also known as Citizenship Day, to memorialize the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787 by delegates to the […]
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No Quarter to Citizens?
Posted about 5 months ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Book Reviews, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower
| Tagged with 3rd Amendment, Constitution, Drawn and Quartered, International Law, Military, No Quarter, Pirate flag, Tom Cotton
On Monday, June 1, 2020 war veteran and junior Senator from Arkansas, Attorney Thomas Bryant Cotton, used the phrase “no quarter” and has been at the center of controversy. I, […]
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Law Day 2020
Posted about 6 months ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Book Reviews, Events, Inform * Enrich * Empower
| Tagged with 19th Amendment, Constitution, law, Law Day, May 1, Representative democracy, rule of law, Vote, Women's Suffrage
What is Law Day? Law Day was established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 as a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law in the United […]
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