Constitution Week Starts Sept. 17

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States.”

-- Preamble to the United States Constitution, 1787

On Tuesday, Sept. 8, the Cheyenne County Commissioners signed a proclamation declaring Sept. 17-23 as Constitution Week, and Sept. 17 as Constitution Day. Constitution Day is observed each year on Sept. 17 to commemorate the signing of the Constitution on Sept. 17. 1787.

As part of the cel...