My team can tell you this, but I enjoy history. Particularly the history of our Commonwealth — and today is a special day in our nation and our Commonwealth’s history.
On this day in 1787, delegates from the states began to convene in Philadelphia to discuss and compose a new constitution for the United States. The constitutional convention would go on to include George Washington, James Madison, and PA’s own Benjamin Franklin — and what transpired was one of the most significant events in our history.
The convention brought together leaders who had differing opinions of how our government should work, but they emerged with one of the greatest and most enduring constitutions in the history of the world.
And the work to define our democracy that began on May 25th, 1787 has never stopped. We have spent more than two centuries striving toward the ideals of liberty, justice, and equality set forth in the Constitution, and amending it to ensure rights and freedoms for all Americans.
Some moments in our recent history have reminded us that the fight for our democracy and to ensure those same rights still continues today.
We have seen Republican extremists try to undermine the integrity of our elections by suggesting the 2020 presidential election was stolen, and they have attacked the right to vote across the country.
The fight for a free and fair democracy does not just belong to our history books. It is a fight that is still happening today, right here in Pennsylvania — the birthplace of American independence — where we’re battling to hold this seat and stop Republicans from gaining a Senate majority.
In addition to reflecting on how far we’ve come since the anniversary of the first day of our nation’s constitutional convention, I hope you will join me in the fight ahead.
With gratitude,
Bob Casey
