Sign the Constitution and then What?

After four long months of debate, the Constitutional Convention finally agreed on wording for the United States Constitution. It was on September 17, ,1787, that 39 delegates at the convention signed the Constitution.

The delegates were then able to carry the Constitution back to the individual states so the process of ratification could begin. While Benjamin Franklin urged all states to ratify, the convention did agree that only 9 of the 13 states had to do so.

It took the 13 states two and one half years to agree to the new Constitution. Many states refused to agree to the Constitution until certain amendments detailing the rights of individuals were added. These amendments are known as the Bill of Rights.

The new government for the United States was put into practice on March 4, 1789. At that time, only 11 states had ratified the Constitution. The 13th state did not ratify the Constitution until May 1790.

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September 17 is Constitution Day, Fly Our Flag!

Today marks the 222nd anniversary of the signing of the US Constitution. Our Constitution provides the framework for our government. The Constitution reflects the ideals of the Founding Fathers who so believed in a government of the people and by the people. After all, they had just committed the ultimate treason several years prior when the colonies declared independence from England and all the "taxation without representation" issues.

The Constitution. Know it. Love it. Protect it.

In honor of this wonderful day in American history, please take time to fly our flag, the American flag.

This message brought to you by the James Waldrop Chapter DAR in Fayetteville, GA.

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