e pluribus unum [translation]

Sh attends culinary school. Double-check that adjective in case you missed it, because it's pretty significant to the irony that her school was required to participate in the Constitution and Citizenship Day lesson plan mandated by West Virginian Senator Robert C. Byrd. Not only do classrooms which might normally discuss the Constitution have to suspend their usual curriculum, but entire schools devoted to nothing even remotely related to studying American history are required to have some sort of lesson plans devoted to the topic.

Senator Byrd makes a good point:

Why study the Constitution? Study the Constitution because it is both the foundation and the guardian of our liberties. Study it also with the knowledge that as strong and enduring as our Constitution has been, it is nevertheless a fragile, almost intangible thing that cannot survive without the dedication and constant support of citizens. The statement of Benjamin Franklin, made in 1787, is still true today. This is a Republic, if we can keep it.

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