OTHER OPINIONS : Prosperity's foundation
Posted: September 17, 2009 at 6:41 a.m.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Kanye West is a hot topic of conversation these days, as are Britney Spears and Serena Williams. The U.S. Constitution : not so much. Maybe even not at all. That's a shame. Because as Constitution Week approaches, it's worth remembering that the document is the "floor" beneath all other conversations in America, including those that feature the latest gossip about celebrities.
We have the leisure to enjoy such conversations because we're a free and rich country.
And we're a free and rich country because of what happened 222 years ago this week. :
For the fact that Americans basically can go for days orweeks without thinking about their government is a sign that their government works. Thanks to the Constitution's basic soundness, our federal, state and local governments keep the streets policed, the classrooms functioning and the highways in reasonably good repair.
Like a national thermostat, the Constitution keeps the temperature not too hot and not too cold, but just right, thereby enabling American life to proceed.
But stop for a moment and listen, especially : the rest of Constitution Week.
Listen - and savor its magnificent hum.
- Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald
Opinion, Pages 4 on 09/17/2009
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