Sometimes it's a wonder to me that I passed the US Government AP test as a senior in high school (!!). I'm sure I studied hard and I know I worked hard, but honestly, I didn't take nearly enough away from that class. The specifics of what our constitution says, means, and does is sometimes still pretty evasive for me.
For years--all through college--I felt the need to become more politically informed. I had a hard time following issues, researching candidates, weeding through professed stances. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Marrying Jeremy has improved my know-how of politics considerably, but I still could use some work.
Maybe you could too (it's a bit overwhelming sometimes, isn't it?)
Anyhow, I just read a talk given Elder Dallin H. Oaks at Utah's Constitution Day Celebration (last Friday). While, as many of you know, he is a prominent religious leader for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, he is also a previous law professor and Utah Supreme Court Judge. In other words, he knows what he's talking about when it comes to the constitution.
I recommend reading it because he spells out in (more or less) plain language some of the basic fundamentals of our constitution. I appreciated the refresher on what our constitution is meant to do and how it is laid out to succeed.
It is applicable information despite party affiliation or opinions. He's pretty neutral here.
At the end he also talks about five things we, as citizens, can and should be doing to uphold the constitution. I always like direct application.
Full text here. Newsroom report here. Enjoy!
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