Barrasso Celebrates Constitution Day

"Under President Trump and Republicans, the Constitution is respected once again. By contrast, the Left does not value the Constitution, let alone celebrate it … The simple truth is, people who want to tear up our Constitution cannot be trusted to build up our country."

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today commemorates Constitution Day and contrasts Republicans' commitment to preserving the Constitution with Democrats' determination to tear it down.

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Sen. Barrasso's remarks:

"Today, we celebrate the United States Constitution. It's interesting, I met with a 12-year-old visitor to the Capitol here today. His name is George Baruzzini. And he said, 'You know, today is Constitution Day.' Well, he is absolutely right and it's delightful to know that a 12-year-old would know that.

"Two hundred and thirty-seven years ago today, thirty-nine noble patriots representing twelve of the thirteen original colonies signed the Constitution. In four short, handwritten pages, the structure of our government is laid out.

"The Constitution is the work of courageous men. Men who fought and bled and sacrificed for the sake of American liberty. Their daring produced a document that is truly unique in human history.

"I have with me my own personal copy of the Constitution. The Constitution begins with three simple words. Those words are 'We the People.'

"To the delegates at the Constitutional Convention, America was not a fuzzy idea. It was one people, in one land, united by one purpose. That purpose was to 'secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.'

"In Federalist 2, John Jay, one of the authors of the Federalist Papers, catalogued what unites us as a nation. It is our shared heritage. Our shared language. Our shared belief in the same God. It is our shared principles of government. Our common culture. Our nation's shared sacrifice in the Revolutionary War.

"On this basis, our Constitution has endured for more than two centuries. It remains the fountain of American glory, American greatness, and American self-government.

"Today, President Trump and Republicans are fighting to uphold the Constitution and unite the American people. We are confirming judges who follow the Constitution. Judges who apply the law, not legislate from the bench. We are restoring power to the people and the states. We are removing power from unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.

"Under President Trump and Republicans, the Constitution is respected once again. By contrast, the Left does not value the Constitution, let alone celebrate it.

"That is why the American people have never been more worried, or more alarmed, by the direction of today's Democrat Party. Democrats have launched a full frontal assault on the core principles of America. They are ignoring our laws, violating our most sacred values, and trying to destroy our way of life.

"Democrats have an extreme manifesto. This manifesto dismantles the Constitution, diminishes America's spirit, and betrays Americans' trust.

"The lead three articles of the Constitution compose our system of government. Democrats are attacking all three simultaneously. Additionally, a number of their nominees are attacking the Bill of Rights. The Democrat nominee in Michigan wants to take away our guns.

"The Democrat manifesto calls for abolishing the United States Senate. The Constitution guarantees equal representation in the Senate to states with limited population. That includes my home state of Wyoming.

"Senator Booker, Democrat from New Jersey, said recently in an interview that this Article I pillar of the Constitution is 'problematic.' No Senator Booker, what is truly problematic is that thousands of illegal immigrants were registered to vote in elections in New Jersey.

"Additionally, the Democrat manifesto calls for getting rid of the presidency as we know it. Under the Democrat manifesto, Congress would select the President. Additionally, the Democrat manifesto calls for abolishing the Supreme Court, appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

"What Democrats are proposing is radical. It is extreme. It is dangerous. And it is scary.

"The simple truth is, people who want to tear up our Constitution cannot be trusted to build up our country. They cannot be trusted to keep our nation safe and secure.

"Republicans will continue to defend American history, American values, and American greatness."

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