My favorite part about visiting Anna's house is for the locals. This recent trip in December, we learned of the resurgence in St. George of the importance of the Constitution. It's this buzz word and everybody is using it. If you're in some political conversation in southern Utah, you are considered politically savvy if you say things like, "What about the Constitution?" or, "That's what's wrong with this country, we've forgotten about the Constitution." Couple that with words like "socialist" or "Kenya" and you just may be the new mayor. In fact, it was rumored on our visit that St. George even has (or will have) schools that base their entire curriculum on the Constitution, whatever that means.
The best part about all of this is that I am unsure how many newly birthed "Constitutionalists" understand what they are talking about. To be honest, it's quite a challenging topic to be teaching to first graders. But maybe these parents think that by doing this, and by having a picture of George Washington in their house, there kids may one day ride into Washington on their white horses ready to save the day.
Question: Do you have to have actually read the entire constitution at some point to call yourself a constitutionalist?
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