On the recordSeptember 18, 2007
Yesterday we celebrated the 220th anniversary of the signing of our Constitution, and I talked about it yesterday. In its preamble, our Founders laid out the values to which our Nation has aspired: justice, domestic tranquility, common defense, general welfare, the blessings of liberty. The Government which has endured, our Government, and served us so well, recognized these goals could only be secured by equal representation. That means the right to vote, the right to elect individuals who will protect and promote our personal rights as well as the national interest.
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