WASHINGTON - And on the second day of Republican rule, the House read the Constitution. (Scroll down for full text.)Those wondering whether the reading would be dramatic found out on Thursday as volunteers gave voice to the seven articles and 27 amendments that make up the nation's governing document.
Republicans have made strict adherence to the Constitution a key tenet of their effort to reduce the size of the federal government. The House GOP will reportedly make it a requirement that all new bills put forth in the legislative body include "a statement by the lawmaker who wrote it citing the constitutional authority to enact the proposed legislation."
The Washington Post reported last week that reading the founding document in full appears to be a first in the chamber's 221-year history
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