The most inspiring of holidays grow out of a society\u2019s history and culture, but modern governments are also prone to \u201cmanufacturing\u201d holidays for ideological reasons.\u00a0 Constitution Day is the latter type of holiday.\u00a0 It has prompted no shortage of interesting academic programs and presentations, including the panel in the Law School on September 17, 2009.\u00a0 But at the same time, there won\u2019t be many public parades of Americans waving copies of the Constitution.<\/p>\n
The road to Constitution Day began in the 1930s when William Randolph Hearst used his chain of newspapers to call for a holiday honoring naturalized American citizens.\u00a0 Congress responded in 1940 by designating the third Sunday in May \u201cI Am an American Day.\u201d\u00a0 Then, in 1952, President Harry Truman signed a bill changing the day to September 17 and the name to \u201cCitizenship Day.\u201d\u00a0 In 2004, with the passage of an amendment to the spending bill sponsored by Senator Robert Byrd, the holiday was again renamed, this time to \u201cConstitution Day and Citizenship Day.\u201d\u00a0 Those interested in seeing what Congress took to be the purpose of the day, may consult 36 U.S.C. 106.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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