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On the recordSeptember 16, 2010
Tomorrow, September 17, is Constitution Day, a commemoration of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. The role of the Federal Government, first debated by our Founding Fathers at the beginning of our new Nation, is still a topic of conversation over 200 years later. Recently, we have seen an explosive expansion of the Federal Government, with a government takeover of health care, national interference in our schools, and government control of our auto industry. Power is being shifted from the people and the States to the Federal Government. The Founders anticipated this dangerous growth of big government, so they drafted the 10th Amendment to the Constitution to ensure the Federal Government would only use powers granted specifically to them. As we take a moment today to remember the ratification, I hope we all remember that personal responsibility and less government intervention is a better way to promote liberty. In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina
Source
govinfo.gov
Sep 16, 2010

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The speaker addresses the significance of Constitution Day and concerns about the expansion of federal government power.

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