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    Residents of the community met Wednesday at Mountain State University to salute the Sept. 17, 1787, signing of the United States Constitution. "The purpose for being here today is to respond to an initiative that was begun by Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., to establish a Constitution Day to celebrate and to remember the United States Constitution" said Dr. Vincent Beach, dean of arts and sciences at MSU. Full Article at Beckley Register-Herald
    The purpose for being here today is to respond to an initiative that was begun by Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., to establish a Constitution Day to celebrate and to remember the United States Constitution
    SOURCE: Beckley Register-Herald 2 months ago
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  1. Take time and responsibility for yourselves to really hash out what affects you ... Take a part in your own life. This is all going to be really important to us.
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  2. When I grew up, we were told that we couldn’t have any rights unless there was a responsibility that went along with it ... I think we have to recognize that nothing is free, that things will have to be compromised for our Constitution — and therefore our nation — to continue to exist. We have to figure...
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  3. An informed citizenry is the cornerstone of our democracy, and this is no more evident than to the current public debate related to health care reforms ... Thank goodness we live in a nation where a high premium is placed on diversity of opinion.
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  4. Certainly our Constitution is a fundamental bedrock document that is very broad in its face
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  5. but it has proved to be inclusive of a number of enduring principles that we subscribe to, to this day.
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