The Constitution of the United States.

[The Lawspeaker]

The Constitution of the United States

Preamble

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Contents

• • Preamble
  • Article 1 - The Legislative Branch
    
    • Section 1 - The Legislature
    • Section 2 - The House
    • Section 3 - The Senate
    • Section 4 - Elections, Meetings
    • Section 5 - Membership, Rules, Journals, Adjournment
    • Section 6 - Compensation
    • Section 7 - Revenue Bills, Legislative Process, Presidential Veto
    • Section 8 - Powers of Congress
    • Section 9 - Limits on Congress
    • Section 10 - Powers Prohibited of States
    
    
  • Article 2 - The Executive Branch
    
    • Section 1 - The President
    • Section 2 - Civilian Power over Military, Cabinet, Pardon Power, Appointments
    • Section 3 - State of the Union, Convening Congress
    • Section 4 - Disqualification
    
    
  • Article 3 - The Judicial Branch
    
    • Section 1 - Judicial Powers
    • Section 2 - Trial by Jury, Original Jurisdiction, Jury Trials
    • Section 3 - Treason
    
    
  • Article 4 - The States
    
    • Section 1 - Each State to Honor All Others
    • Section 2 - State Citizens, Extradition
    • Section 3 - New States
    • Section 4 - Republican Government
    
    
  • Article 5 - Amendment
  • Article 6 - Debts, Supremacy, Oaths
  • Article 7 - Ratification
  • Signatories
  • Amendments
  • Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression
  • Amendment 2 - Right to Bear Arms
  • Amendment 3 - Quartering of Soldiers
  • Amendment 4 - Search and Seizure
  • Amendment 5 - Trial and Punishment, Compensation for Takings
  • Amendment 6 - Right to Speedy Trial, Confrontation of Witnesses
  • Amendment 7 - Trial by Jury in Civil Cases
  • Amendment 8 - Cruel and Unusual Punishment
  • Amendment 9 - Construction of Constitution
  • Amendment 10 - Powers of the States and People
  • Amendment 11 - Judicial Limits
  • Amendment 12 - Choosing the President, Vice President
  • Amendment 13 - Slavery Abolished
  • Amendment 14 - Citizenship Rights
  • Amendment 15 - Race No Bar to Vote
  • Amendment 16 - Status of Income Tax Clarified
  • Amendment 17 - Senators Elected by Popular Vote
  • Amendment 18 - Liquor Abolished
  • Amendment 19 - Women's Suffrage
  • Amendment 20 - Presidential, Congressional Terms
  • Amendment 21 - Amendment 18 Repealed
  • Amendment 22 - Presidential Term Limits
  • Amendment 23 - Presidential Vote for District of Columbia
  • Amendment 24 - Poll Taxes Barred
  • Amendment 25 - Presidential Disability and Succession
  • Amendment 26 - Voting Age Set to 18 Years
  • Amendment 27 - Limiting Congressional Pay Increases

[Eldritch]

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and the rest of the founding fathers of the United States were giants. So maybe the country they founded hasn't been perfect. No major world power ever is, is it? The US is essentially Europe with unlimited territory and unlimited resources. If we want to bash the US, let's be honest and bash ourselves first.

[Cato]

God bless you George Washington, but the monument to your eternal glory has become a giant, festering, corrupt pile of shit that calls itself a beacon of freedom.

[Taciturn]

God bless you George Washington

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and the rest of the founding fathers of the United States were giants.

Washington gets WAY TOO MUCH credit, considering his performance throughout most of the war; he was an incredibly incompetent general, constantly made absolutely ludicrous military blunders, nearly cost us the war innumerable times (for stupid reasons, no less), willingly received almost exclusive credit for victories that were mainly achieved by the brilliance of other officers, and was an extremely mediocre (maybe even terrible?) general when compared to other American generals from the revolution.

[Birka]

Washington should not get very much credit for the writing of the US Constitution, but as Commander of the Revolutionary Army, or Continental Army, he is unsurpassed. He held a rag tag group of men together for 8 long years, often without pay, clothing, food, trained officers and proper weapons. He did this fighting the greatest Army and Navy on the planet at that time. The British Empire was in reality world wide, and more powerful than the US is in today's world.

Oh, and he won.

Washington, Franklin, Adams, Jefferson, Madison.....what a group of leaders. The US has not seen such a great group of men since. We need some of these men now.

[Cato]

Washington gets WAY TOO MUCH credit, considering his performance throughout most of the war; he was an incredibly incompetent general, constantly made absolutely ludicrous military blunders, nearly cost us the war innumerable times (for stupid reasons, no less), willingly received almost exclusive credit for victories that were mainly achieved by the brilliance of other officers, and was an extremely mediocre (maybe even terrible?) general when compared to other American generals from the revolution.

Hush.