September 17, 2010, was the Constitution’s 223rd Birthday! Yes the Old Girl has finally had another birthday. Celebrate all who will! For those who care, a good re-reading of the literal words of the Constitution is important. Here’s a link to it: www.usconstitution.net/const.html. What a revolutionary document! You might also want to read The Federalist Papers to understand a bit about the debate on what the Constitution meant to the Founders, how and why they disagreed on so many different things, and why it is hard to know what “original intent” was, when so many of the Founders didn’t agree either. Here’s a link: www.foundingfathers.info/federalistpapers.