In a recent lecture, Will pointed to the constitutional nature of the speech President Barack Obama gave to the NAACP to mark their centennial convention. Obama marks the occasion as an opportunity to celebrate “not simply the journey the NAACP has traveled, but the journey that we have, as Americans, have traveled over the past 100 years.”
The past, present and future take leading roles in his remarks about the shared enterprise that requires the work of the people as well as the work of the government. Whatever you think about the policies addressed in his speech, consider the constitutional nature of how he approaches them. This is 37 minutes of must-see video for constitutional citizens:
