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Happy Constitution Day!On this day, September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed their work, sending it to Congress for transmittal to the states for ratification.By December 7, 1787, the first state in the confederation ratified it, Delaware. By June 21, 1788, the state 9 of 13, New Hampshire, ratified, making the adoption official.The four remaining states were then unaffiliated nations until they ratified. Virginia and New York followed quickly, New York ratifying on July 26, 1788.Many do not know this, but George Washington was elected President and the first Congress was elected and seated when only eleven states were in the Union.North Carolina did not ratify until its second try on November 21, 1789. And Rhode Island's proud, independent sailors did not come across the wire and join the new Union until May, 29, 1790.At this time of concerted attack on the Constitution, let us rededicate ourselves to restoring the Republic via enforcing the limits of the Constitution on our servants in DC and in state government.#Constitution #ConstitutionDay