Sept. 17-23 proclaimed Constitution Week

Mayor Troy Trulock will proclaim Sept. 17-23 as Constitution Week in a signing with the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). CONTRIBUTED

MADISON – Mayor Troy Trulock will proclaim Sept. 17-23 as Constitution Week in a signing with the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).

The proclamation signing will be held on Sept. 14 at 2 p.m. in the mayor’s conference room in Madison City Hall. This year marks the 229th anniversary of the work by America’s founding leaders.

“Constitution Week on Sept. 17-23 commemorates the signing of the Constitution of the United States,” Kathryn Bradshaw said. Bradshaw is a member of Twickenham Town Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR).

“The U.S. Constitution is the oldest constitution still in active use in the world today and is the basic document of our republic, which protects the individual liberties of all citizens through written law. American colonists fought, sacrificed and died to establish and preserve the freedoms now guaranteed to us by the Constitution of the United States,” Bradshaw said.

“Did you know that the U.S. Constitution does not give the right to have cases heard by a jury of ‘my’ peers?” Bradshaw said. “The Constitution does not have the words ‘separation of church and state’ anywhere in it.”

The only crime that the Constitution defines is treason. “Specifically, treason is adhering to or giving comfort to the enemies of the United States,” Bradshaw said.

“The Constitution neither prohibits nor encourages that the president and the vice president be from the same party,” she said. “Study the amendments and the Bill of Rights. Know your Constitution.”

On May 19, 1908, a group of ladies met at the First Presbyterian Church to discuss the organization of a new chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The Twickenham Town Chapter was founded at that time.