It’s Bill of Rights Day: Why Isn’t it a paid holiday? And what are we celebrating?

Bill_of_Rights_Pg1of1_AC“Forgive yourself if you haven’t made any special plans for Bill of Rights Day again this year. It’s not a federal holiday after all. Indeed, Congress has made sure that any recognition of Bill of Rights Day would not create a bona fide holiday (really, who needs another day off?) and would not require any funds be spent commemorating the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.”

More from my column on Bill of Rights Day (who started it and why?)  – – – and the Bill of Rights (was it really about rights? was the first amendment first because it was most important? ) – – –  is here.

And then there’s that nasty omission of equality, although President Obama incorporated it in his proclamation this year.