美国众议院两大政党的议员完成了朗读美国的根本大法宪法的仪式。共和党人说，背诵宪法是为了提醒国会议员他们必须遵守对宪法原则的承诺。
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 …