The Founding Fathers
Published Jan 10, 2004
The Founding Fathers were sitting around a table sometime in 1776, working on the constitution. It had been a long day.
Father 1: "Whew! It's getting rather warm in here, isn't it?"
Father 2: "Shall I open the window?"
Father 1: "No, that's alright. I'll just take off my jacket, and roll up my sleeves."
Father 2: "Hey, that's a good idea. Why don't we include that in the constitution?"
Father 1: "What? That we're allowed to take our jackets off and roll up our sleeves while at work?"
Father 2: "Yeah, but that doesn't sound very smooth. How about 'Everyone shall have the right to bare arms?'"
Originally published January 11, 2004.
