Political Quotes

“on this day 220 years ago, in 1787, our Founding Fathers gathered at Philadelphia and signed a document that remains today our country's moral compass, our Constitution. The preamble to that Constitution reads: We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, 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. No matter how many times we hear that preamble, it touches a chord in all of our hearts because that is what this country is all about. The years since that day in Philadelphia, 220 years ago, have not been a perfect journey. In fact, it has been imperfect on some occasions--but more perfect than none. There are times where we have stumbled--we can all think of examples of that: slavery, the Civil War, the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. But each time our fidelity to the ideals of justice has been tested, America has moved closer to securing the blessings of liberty. Over the past 6 years, the Bush administration has challenged that fidelity time and time again. We have suffered through a White House that values secrecy and disdains the separation of powers. The Justice Department served the President rather than the people.…”