Giffords read the text of the First Amendment Thursday as part of the Ceremonial Reading

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View it here; it's in part 4, at 2:43

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/01/watch-live-constitution-reading.html

Is there something significant here? It talks of redressing the government, freedom of religion, freedom of speech and peaceably assembling; to many of us, it's the heart and soul of the Constitution. It's quite significant that, when the states wouldn't ratify the document and sent it back for guarantees of specific rights, this was the FIRST on the list offered.

Presumably it's just coincidence, but it's a touch ironic when thinking of speech and redressing grievances. I hope you're all faring well at the moment.