美國眾議院兩大政黨的議員完成了朗讀美國的根本大法憲法的儀式。共和黨人說，背誦憲法是為了提醒國會議員他們必須遵守對憲法原則的承諾。
The idea to have members of Congress take turns reading the Constitution of the United States in the chamber came from Republican Representative Robert Goodlatte of Virginia. "This morning for the first time in the history of the House of Representatives, we will read aloud the full text of the …