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The Constitution of the United States of America | United States

I wanted to take a moment to pay homage to Portlanders who, instead of being cowed by a dictator, embraced their first amendment right to peaceful assembly and continued protesting, but in costume, to prove the lie to their city being “war ravaged.” I cannot think of a better response. I love their creativity and stance for their, and our, rights.

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Amiable We ❤️ U, Portland! 2w

Ruthiella ✊✊✊🐸 2w

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Aims42 I stand with these frogs! 🐸💚🙌 2w

Librarybelle Agreed! 2w

Suet624 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2w

GingerAntics Love this so much!!! Apparently, there is also a naked bike ride protest planned. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2w

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TieDyeDude

The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States | United States

National Constitution Center just released their interactive Declaration of Independence, to match their interactive US Constitution. So many people are claiming these documents, but few people take the time to read and understand them. These free educational resources are brilliant, and, if you ever find yourself in Philadelphia, be sure to visit the museum. It is a truly inspiring space. https://constitutioncenter.org/declaration

Amiable Thank you! 1mo

Suet624 Thank you! 1mo

Bookwormjillk This is a good podcast if you‘re into the Constitution https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/constitutional/ 1mo

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Cuilin Wonderful, thank you 🙏 1mo

kspenmoll Thanks so much! 1mo

TieDyeDude @Amiable @Suet624 @Cuilin @kspenmoll ♥️ 1mo

TieDyeDude @Bookwormjillk Thank you! I'll check it out. The Constitution Center has their own podcast, We The People. It is one of my favorites. 1mo

AnnCrystal Thank You for sharing this post 👏🏼🦅🌟❤️🤍💙. 1mo

Bookwormjillk @TieDyeDude Thanks! I'll check it out. And Philadelphia isn't so far from me so I'll put this on my list! 1mo

lil1inblue ❤ ❤ ❤ 1mo

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BC_Dittemore

The Federalist Papers: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, Ian Shapiro

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Read & listened to this simultaneously because I knew it was gonna take some effort. (Doing the same thing with the Anti-federalists too 😅.)

In America, there has always been this push & pull about what the Founders intended. Now, I can‘t say this book makes it obvious, partly because I believe Hamilton was insincere, but I feel most people can walk away from this wondering why in the hell the Supreme Court has such a problem understanding.

TheBookHippie The Supreme Court is corrupt 😵‍💫 3mo

BC_Dittemore @TheBookHippie very much so. Which is a shame to say because we might possibly have some of the Court‘s best justices ever in Sotomayor, Kagan, & KBJ. 2mo

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Eggs

The Federalist Papers: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, Ian Shapiro

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bookandbedandtea

The Federalist Papers: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, Ian Shapiro

I just opened some book mail to discover this atrocity. 😭 I hope it comes off.

marleed Ohh that‘s bad😟 6mo

Ruthiella Yikes! It‘s huge. Using a blow dryer to loosen the stickum often works for me. 6mo

Deblovestoread That is just wrong. Shame on them. 6mo

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nanuska_153 😵 6mo

dabbe They owe you a virgin book! 😱 6mo

TheBookgeekFrau 😲🤯🤬 And to add insult to injury, it's upside down! 6mo

bookandbedandtea @marleed @Ruthiella @Deblovestoread @nanuska_153 @dabbe Fortunately, it came off pretty easily and didn't damage the cover. But sheesh! 6mo

bookandbedandtea @TheBookgeekFrau Right?! As if it isn't horrifying enough to slap an enormous sticker smack in the middle of the cover they also had to put it upside down?? 🤦‍♀️ It came off pretty easily, though, so all is well. 6mo

TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea Oh good! Because that was a pretty bad case of book abuse. 6mo

nanuska_153 I actually just noticed it's the federalist papers, that's such an interesting read (I love Constitutional Law). Are you going to listen to Hamilton while reading it? 😂 (Also love musicals xD) 6mo

bookandbedandtea @nanuska_153 I can‘t say I had thought of that but I‘m thinking it now! 👀🎼 6mo

nanuska_153 @bookandbedandtea 😂🫣 6mo

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sdbruening

The U.S. Constitution and Other Writings | Editors of Canterbury Classics

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Great collection of classic American documents, speeches, poems, etc. George Washington‘s speeches had a lot of big words that didn‘t say a whole lot. I also didn‘t know that it used to be first choice was made President and second choice was made Vice President. Teddy Roosevelt liked long, run-on sentences. The pledge of allegiance didn‘t originally have “under god” in it! President Eisenhower insisted it be added by Congress in 1954.

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