In our opinion: Honoring the Constitutional Convention of 1787

Deseret News editorial

Published: Monday, Sept. 17 2012 12:00 a.m. MDT

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Two hundred twenty-five years ago today, delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 completed the excruciatingly difficult work of crafting a constitution that, to this day, provides the United States of America with principles of liberty and procedures for peaceful self-governance.

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Kent C. DeForrest

Provo, UT

Excellent quotation of Ben Franklin. Too bad he's not around today to talk some sense into our "representatives" in Washington.

10:34 a.m. Sept. 17, 2012
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Twin Lights

Louisville, KY

To "doubt a little of [our] own infallibility, and to make manifest our unanimity" is the great political task of our generation.

7:26 a.m. Sept. 17, 2012
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LDS Liberal

Farmington, UT

Excellent letter.

This hopefully should silence the Consututionalist Tea-partiers who keep insisting the Constutution - as written 225 years ago - was Perfect.

The Founders as quoted, knew they were merely laying the More..

12:07 p.m. Sept. 17, 2012
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