Today, September 17th, begins Constitution Week. FLY YOUR FLAG ALL WEEK! The first day of Constitution Week is “Citizenship Day“.

By joint resolution of August 2, 1956 (36 U.S.C. 159), the U.S. Congress designated the week beginning September 17 and ending September 23 of each year as “Constitution Week” in recognition of the historic importance of the Constitution and the significant role it plays in our lives today.

In commemoration of the signing of the Constitution and in recognition of the importance of active, responsible citizenship in preserving the Constitution’s blessings for our Nation, the Congress, by joint resolution of February 29, 1952 (36 U.S.C. 153), designated September 17 as “Citizenship Day.”

All citizens who profess to love America and revere its Constitution should have its Preamble memorized and seared upon their hearts.

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.

A Knight’s Blog wishes you a “Happy Constitution Day” and discusses more about it. Tracked at Wizbang’s Carnival of Trackbacks XXIX, Outside the Beltway’s “Sunday Drive” and Mudville Gazette’s Open Post.