Happy Constitution Day!

Constitution DayFourth of July celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence. But today, 221 years ago back in 1787, the Constitution was signed (read the full text here). We don't really celebrate it, but "it was only four years ago that Congress passed a law mandating the celebration of Constitution Day, at least by schools and federal agencies," said the San Francico Chronicle, who has a fun little quiz about the Constitution. One relevant question to California: "If a gay couple married under the laws of California moves to Kansas where gay marriage is not recognized as legal," then...

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It's nice that we celebrate the signing of the Constitution; it's just too bad that we don't actually follow it any more.

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