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X-WR-CALNAME:“Reflections on the American Constitution” - Grant Franks 
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DESCRIPTION:Our country is now celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Dec
 laration of Independence.  Everyone understands the urge to place special 
 emphasis on anniversaries that are even multiples of ten\, but July 4\, 17
 76\, was neither the beginning of the American revolution nor its end.  Ar
 guably a more important date in our nation’s history was September 17\, 
 1787\, two hundred thirty-nine years ago – sadly\, a prime number! – w
 hen the Constitution under which our country still operates was signed in 
 Philadelphia and submitted to the thirteen states for ratification.\n\nThi
 s lecture will inquire into the nature of a “constitution” in general\
 , describe some of the intellectual\, historical\, and political currents 
 that shaped the document produced by the Constitutional Convention in the 
 summer of 1787\, ask which of its features have proved especially valuable
 \, and discuss whether some others might profit from reconsideration or am
 endment.
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LOCATION:Santa Fe Campus\, Great Hall
SUMMARY:“Reflections on the American Constitution” - Grant Franks 
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.sjc.edu/event/reflections-on-the-american-cons
 titution-grant-franks
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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