Constitution Day resources at the Library of Congress web site

I can’t believe I forgot to get out the Constitution Day decorations.

To celebrate, why not download the Constitution of the United States and the Declaration of Independence, Pocket Edition [PDF, 416kiB] from the U.S. Government Printing Office?

From The Economist:

WHETHER Barack Obama or John McCain triumphs in November, the victor will be the eighth left-handed president of America. While making up just 10% of the general populace, 18% of American presidents have been lefties, perhaps given extra drive by centuries of persecution. Of the past six presidents, four have been cack-handed.

Those four were Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton. Both Elena and I are left-handed. Or cack-handed, but only when we’re in Britain.

The “Reform Michigan Government Now!” proposal would make several changes to the Michigan Constitution. This post compares the RMGN text to the Michigan Constitution text, showing the changes, sans commentary (except in the Comments section), in the clearest way I could. The Michigan Constitution text is from a PDF on the Michigan Legislature site; the RMGN text is taken from a PDF on the RMGN site.

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