Here's a lesson plan for Constitution Day....

One of my students, in the midst of a discussion about the constitutional right guaranteed those accused of a crime, asked what the difference was between John Walker Lindh and Jose Padilla, given the vastly different way that they were treated.

Good question. That's a thoughtful question.

Today is the 221st birthday of the US Constitution. I would have taught about it EVEN IF Sen. Byrd hadn't mandated it legally. 

Let's see our leaders really try to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.

Constitution Day Question

Well, now that we've all channelled James Madison all day long, let's ponder:

Was the three-fifths compromise the biggest deal with the devil, or what?

And now I'm sure that we will all go back to teaching absolutely NOTHING about the Constitution for the other 179 days of the school year. I mean, that's why we have to mandate the teaching of it on September 17, right?