Virginia Foxx: “When our country was founded, the idea of a democratic republic was not foreign; it was nonexistent. Besides…”

“When our country was founded, the idea of a democratic republic was not foreign; it was nonexistent. Besides intermittent cooperation to win independence, the Colonies had no sense of unity, and being American had little meaning. Few citizens could have realized the amount of sacrifice needed to write and ratify a document to unite them all. Our Constitution truly is a miracle. Aside from its genius, its history helps us appreciate the blessing it is. Our colleague, Congressman Chris Stewart, and Judge Ted Stewart wrote a wonderful book, ``Seven Miracles That Saved America.'' In it, they offer three reasons to believe God had a hand in the crafting of the Constitution. For the remainder of my time today on Constitution Day, I would like to quote them. ``One, Timing. The window of opportunity for the writing and ratification of the Constitution was very small. Every effort to make the Articles of Confederation workable between 1776 and 1787 had already failed. But then suddenly, in May of 1787, a group of 55 patriots came together with both the wisdom of the ages and enough youth to energetically fight for the ratification of the Constitution. ``Any attempt to create a constitution later than 1787 would have almost certainly resulted in failure as well. Just 2 years after the Convention finished its work, France became embroiled in its own revolution, which lasted a full decade and degenerated into a bloody, violent affair.…”