https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/09/17/the-us-constitution-turns-225-years-old-today-will-it-make-it-to-226/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:56:40 -0400<![CDATA[On September 17, 1787 the Continental Congress put the finishing touches on the legal framework that binds these united sovereign states together. That charter creates and simultaneously limits the federal government in its powers toward the states and the American citizen. Drawing from the 1776 Declaration of Independence, the Constitution enshrines our rights as having come from beyond the auspices of government, and therefore inalienable.]]>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 06:15:33 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2012/09/17/the-us-constitution-turns-225-years-old-today-will-it-make-it-to-226-n171808