Litsy

The U.S. Constitution and Other Writings | Editors of Canterbury Classics

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Great collection of classic American documents, speeches, poems, etc. George Washington‘s speeches had a lot of big words that didn‘t say a whole lot. I also didn‘t know that it used to be first choice was made President and second choice was made Vice President. Teddy Roosevelt liked long, run-on sentences. The pledge of allegiance didn‘t originally have “under god” in it! President Eisenhower insisted it be added by Congress in 1954.

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sdbruening

The U.S. Constitution and Other Writings | Editors of Canterbury Classics

In America, the law is king. ⚖️👩🏻‍⚖️

CatLass007 The United States Constitution is a beautiful, simply written document that people love to twist to suit their own needs 1mo

sdbruening This isn‘t the Constitution. It‘s Thomas Paine‘s Common Sense. 1mo

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sdbruening

The U.S. Constitution and Other Writings | Editors of Canterbury Classics

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sdbruening

The U.S. Constitution and Other Writings | Editors of Canterbury Classics

“While eating is the custom of Europe” 🤪 Sassy, Thomas Paine, in Common Sense.

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Susanita

The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution | Richard Beeman

I worked for the government for 35+ years at three different organizations. I‘ll come back to that later. As a #longtimefed I have a lot of thoughts about…all this. For a host of reasons I‘m reluctant to share much on “public” media for now, but I consider Litsy MY “safe space.”

I don‘t want to hurt anyone‘s feelings or make anyone uncomfortable, and I don‘t expect to change anyone‘s mind. If you want to ignore these posts, you can mute the tag.

Aims42 I would LOVE to hear/read your thoughts on these current events! Bring it on 🩷👍 1mo

Tamra 👏🏾 My family has a long history of fed & state government service. Husband and I have made careers in state service. People don‘t seem to understand how society benefits. 1mo

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 1mo

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kspenmoll Please share. ❤️ 1mo

ImperfectCJ I suspect there aren't many people not affected by the cuts, even if they aren't federal employees/contractors. My dad was career military and has been a federal contractor since his military retirement. My spouse is in the biosciences, which rely on federal grants to fund drug discovery and not only further the development of life-saving medications but make the US THE place for scientists. The changes will have profound ripple effects. 1mo

Susanita @ImperfectCJ @Tamra Absolutely. I‘ll get into this in my own way, but there are so many effects of these changes that will reverberate for a long time. 1mo

The_Penniless_Author Another long-time fed here who would love to hear what you have to say. Hope you're hanging in there and weathering the storm as best you can. 1mo

Susanita @The_Penniless_Author Thankfully, I retired a few years ago. Still, I can‘t help but notice what‘s happening with a bit of alarm. I hope you‘re hanging in there too! 1mo

Suet624 Always happy to hear your thoughts. I was thinking this morning that our economy is so fragile and there are so many interconnecting parts to it. What they are doing right now to the economy alone is so dangerous. And of course there are so many other things to protest as well - health and safety and ... on and on and on. 1mo

dabbe 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 1mo

The_Penniless_Author Glad to hear you got out in time. Unfortunately, I don't think anyone is going to come out of this unscathed. I wish more people could understand just what's coming down the pike. Anyway, solidarity and best wishes to you and your loved ones. 1mo

Amiable Thank you so much for sharing your experience and thoughts about the hellscape we are in. 🤬 1mo

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Susanita

A Return to Common Sense: How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It | Leigh McGowan