It was today, September 17, 1787, that the United States Constitution was ratified and went into effect. The preamble itself stating wherein the power of the Republic resides:
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, 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.”
Celebrate your Constitution!
