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Posted Dec 15, 2012, 12:01 pm
Ken Paulson
/First Amendment Center
The hardest line to sing in the “Star-Spangled Banner” is also the most important. “O’er the land of the free …” with its character-building high note has been the bane of even professional singers. That’s probably appropriate. Becoming “the land of the free” wasn’t all that easy either. On Dec. 15, America commemorates the 221st birthday of the Bill of Rights, the most extraordinary and influential guarantee of individual freedoms in world history.... Read more»
Posted Dec 15, 2011, 9:48 am
Ken Paulson
/First Amendment Center
Imagine if they canceled Independence Day. There would be outrage. Americans would be angered by the suggestion that we shouldn’t celebrate freedom. And yet we do the same thing every Dec. 15 on the birthday of our Bill of Rights, a document that guarantees core personal liberties.... Read more»
Posted Dec 15, 2010, 7:32 am
Ken Paulson
/First Amendment Center
It’s the holiday that got away. Wednesday is the 219th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, a critical turning point in the history of this country and one that transformed this nation forever.... Read more»
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