Eight myths about the Constitution
Posted on September 16, 2013 by bryson417
Only 5 men signed both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. One of the was Benjamin Franklin (National Archives Identifier 532849)
Only six men signed both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. One of them was Benjamin Franklin. (National Archives Identifier 532849)
Constitution Day is September 17. We’ve got events, programs, and activities at National Archives locations across the United States.
Pundits, candidates, and party activists like to cite the Constitution of the United States as the moral and legal backing for whatever they’re proposing. Or they say that something an opponent proposes is unconstitutional.
But the Constitution is silent on a lot of things you probably thought it said. Here are eight examples.
https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2013/09/16/eight-myths-about-the-constitution/
