The Bill of Rights is 218 years old today

[underpants]

September 25
Things that happened on this day that you never had to memorize in school

1789: Congress passes Bill of Rights.

Also:
1861: Secretary of U.S. Navy authorizes enlistment of slaves in Union Navy. Enlistees can achieve no rank higher than "boys" and receive pay of one ration per day and $10 per month. This authorization has never been rescinded.

1975: U.S. Senate makes public 238 illegal FBI burglaries against dissident groups. These actions become known as COINTELPRO, an acronym for counter-intelligence-programs.





http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?ItemID=17576#23

[matcom]

1. R.I.P.

:cry:

[liberal N proud]

2. Died January 20, 2001

RIP

[Viking12]

3. We could argue that the BoR was only conceived on this day...

and wasn't 'born until Virginia ratified it on December 15 1791.

[Selatius]

4. "It's just a goddamned piece of paper!"

That's what Bush said. Then again, he was referring to the Constitution in general, which includes the Bill of Rights.