Posted on Jul 23, 2023
We Need to Embrace the Hopeful Story of America’s Founding
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What took place between the meeting of the First Continental Congress in 1774 and the adoption of the Bill of Rights in 1791 is a truly remarkable story. It’s worthy of spending time going back to the 18th century, because it’s a story that still matters today. Are discussion and debate, compromise and accepting outcomes still relevant? Do ideas matter?
We Need to Embrace the Hopeful Story of America’s Founding
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PO1 Kevin Dougherty I believe there are a lot of things going on behind closed doors that don’t scream headlines. Unfortunately we have become trained in accepting news in 30 second bytes. And then it becomes who screams the loudest. Generally, I take most headlines as a distraction and look for what they don’t want us to see. Propaganda is alive and well on all channels. Watch the fine print about a week after the headlines.
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PO1 Kevin Dougherty
Worse, I have noticed that for the most part, the kids are conditioned to get their news from 140 characters or less.
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Yes debate and discussion do matter however one side has decided that only their opinions count and that's a problem.
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One major thing that your article omits is the The Articles of Confederation. Before the US Constitution emerged, America was not united. States imposed tariffs on one other and struggled to stop Shays Rebellion. The Constitution's words of "a more perfect union" were about need for a strong central federal government in order for the nation to survive.
https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/historic-document-library/detail/articles-of-confederation
https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/historic-document-library/detail/articles-of-confederation
Articles of Confederation (1781) | Constitution Center
National Constitution Center Historic Documents Library record for Articles of Confederation (1781)
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PO1 Kevin Dougherty
Indeed, but the focus of the article is actually the time between the writing of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
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