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United States Constitution

2009-03-17T20:02:39Z

Tenthweb: Added internal links to the articles on Thanksgiving, Freedom of the Press, etc.

[[Image:Constitution.jpg|thumb|300px|The United States Constitution]]
''For the full text of the U.S. Constitution, see [[Full Text of the United States Constitution]].''

The '''United States Constitution''' is the supreme [[legal]] text that forms the framework of the current [[United States]] government. It was written by the [[Constitutional Convention]] of 1787 which debated many plans and compromises. After a heated debate all 13 states ratified it in 1788 and it started in operation in 1789, with [[George Washington]] the first president, as the first Congress met in new York City.

It superseded the [[Articles of Confederation]]. It is the oldest written constitution.<ref>http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/FastFacts/index.shtml</ref> Constitution Day is celebrated on September 17th.

==Other interesting facts about The Constitution:==

*Established on November 26, 1789, the first national "[[Thanksgiving|Thanksgiving Day]]" was originally created by George Washington as a way of "giving thanks" for the Constitution. <ref>http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/FastFacts/index.shtml</ref>

*The U.S. Constitution was prepared in secret, behind locked doors that were guarded by sentries.

*Some of the original framers and many delegates in the state ratifying conventions were very troubled that the original Constitution lacked a description of individual rights. In 1791, Americans added a list of rights to the Constitution. The first ten amendments became known as The Bill of Rights. <ref>http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/TheU.S.Constitution/index.shtml</ref>

==Constitutional Principles==
The Constitution of the United States of America specifies the laws by which The United States government is allowed to govern, included among these are the [[Freedom of Religion]], [[Freedom of the press|Freedom of The Press]], [[Freedom of speech|Freedom of Speech]], and the right of [[habeas corpus]] (Amendment XIV). It also, helps to guarantee the rights of the minorities by rule of law, such as African Americans and other minority groups, and to guarantee religious freedoms. It also defines a system of checks and balances by establishing three separate but equal branches of government (Legislative, Judicial and Executive), and lists the of powers not specified in The Constitution are reserved to the states and to the people. It also established a representative republic form of government, by the consent of the governed.

<ref>http://www.constitutioncenter.org Constitution Center</ref>

==Preamble==

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, 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.

==Articles==

The US Constitution contains seven articles, followed by twenty-seven amendments. Click the Article names to read a full description of each article.

*'''[[United States Constitution:Article I|Article I]]''' pertains to [[Congress]].
*'''[[United States Constitution:Article II|Article II]] pertains to the [[president|presidency]].
*'''[[United States Constitution:Article III|Article III]] pertains to the [[Judicial branch]] of government.
*'''[[United States Constitution:Article IV|Article IV]] addresses relations between the states of the [[United States]].
*'''[[United States Constitution:Article V|Article V]] details the process for amending the Constitution.
*'''[[United States Constitution:Article VI|Article VI]] establishes the Constitution, law passed by Congress, and treaties entered by the United States as the supreme law of the land.
*'''[[United States Constitution:Article VII|Article VII]] explains the Constitution's ratification.

==Amendments==

* [[First Amendment]]
* [[Second Amendment]]
* [[Third Amendment]]
* [[Fourth Amendment]]
* [[Fifth Amendment]]
* [[Sixth Amendment]]
* [[Seventh Amendment]]
* [[Eighth Amendment]]
* [[Ninth Amendment]]
* [[Tenth Amendment]]
* [[Eleventh Amendment]]
* [[Twelfth Amendment]]
* [[Thirteenth Amendment]]
* [[Fourteenth Amendment]]
* [[Fifteenth Amendment]]
* [[Sixteenth Amendment]]
* [[Seventeenth Amendment]]
* [[Eighteenth Amendment]]
* [[Nineteenth Amendment]]
* [[Twentieth Amendment]]
* [[Twenty-First Amendment]]
* [[Twenty-Second Amendment]]
* [[Twenty-Third Amendment]]
* [[Twenty-Fourth Amendment]]
* [[Twenty-Fifth Amendment]]
* [[Twenty-Sixth Amendment]]
* [[Twenty-Seventh Amendment]]

== See also ==
*[[Declaration of Independence]]
*[[Attorney]]
*[[Lawyer]]
*[[Solicitor General]]

==References==
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[[Category:United States of America]]
[[Category:United States Constitution]]
[[Category:United States Law]]

Talk:Sexual healing

2008-08-24T20:01:08Z

Tenthweb: Fixed formatting - again. Whoops!

Is it fair to deny the power of sexual healing solely on the testimony of one Psychoologist. I mean, think about it, if a single scientist says that kittens melt in water, is he right?

:Considering that Lacan was
:# not an orthodox psychologist, but a psychoanalyst who sought to "return" to the discredited theories of Freud,
:# so extreme in his intellectual positions that even [[Noam Chomsky]] called him a "conscious charlatan," and
:# very much a liberal, as his page on Conservapedia will tell you,<br />
:we are rather in need of another citation. Lacan's view, in my opinion, is an outgrowth of earlier atheistic existentialist beliefs, which were popular in France a few years before Lacan came to prominence. Existentialism says, according to one interpretation, that "life is meaningless." Lacan is justifying this position by combining the psychoanalytic belief that "sex is all there is" with :the belief that "and even sex can't heal you," to produce a pretty negative conclusion.<br />

:I will have a look through the literature for a quote from a psychologist (and there are quite a few, I believe), whose disbelief in sexual healing has a better foundation.
--[[User:Tenthweb|Tenthweb]] 15:51, 24 August 2008 (EDT)

Talk:Sexual healing

2008-08-24T20:00:21Z

Tenthweb: Fixed formatting

Is it fair to deny the power of sexual healing solely on the testimony of one Psychoologist. I mean, think about it, if a single scientist says that kittens melt in water, is he right?

:Considering that Lacan was
#1 not an orthodox psychologist, but a psychoanalyst who sought to "return" to the discredited theories of Freud,
#2 so extreme in his intellectual positions that even [[Noam Chomsky]] called him a "conscious charlatan," and
#3 very much a liberal, as his page on Conservapedia will tell you,<br />
:we are rather in need of another citation. Lacan's view, in my opinion, is an outgrowth of earlier atheistic existentialist beliefs, which were popular in France a few years before Lacan came to prominence. Existentialism says, according to one interpretation, that "life is meaningless." Lacan is justifying this position by combining the psychoanalytic belief that "sex is all there is" with :the belief that "and even sex can't heal you," to produce a pretty negative conclusion.<br />

:I will have a look through the literature for a quote from a psychologist (and there are quite a few, I believe), whose disbelief in sexual healing has a better foundation.
--[[User:Tenthweb|Tenthweb]] 15:51, 24 August 2008 (EDT)

Talk:Sexual healing

2008-08-24T19:51:09Z

Tenthweb: Criticized a quote in the article from Jacques Lacan, a discredited French liberal psychoanalyst. Expressed intention to find more suitable quote.

Is it fair to deny the power of sexual healing solely on the testimony of one Psychoologist. I mean, think about it, if a single scientist says that kittens melt in water, is he right?

Considering that Lacan was
1) not an orthodox psychologist, but a psychoanalyst who sought to "return" to the discredited theories of Freud,
2) so extreme in his intellectual positions that even [[Noam Chomsky]] called him a "conscious charlatan," and
3) very much a liberal, as his page on Conservapedia will tell you,

we are rather in need of another citation. Lacan's view, in my opinion, is an outgrowth of earlier atheistic existentialist beliefs, which were popular in France a few years before Lacan came to prominence. Existentialism says, according to one interpretation, that "life is meaningless." Lacan is justifying this position by combining the psychoanalytic belief that "sex is all there is" with the belief that "and even sex can't heal you," to produce a pretty negative conclusion.

I will have a look through the literature for a quote from a psychologist (and there are quite a few, I believe), whose disbelief in sexual healing has a better foundation.
--[[User:Tenthweb|Tenthweb]] 15:51, 24 August 2008 (EDT)