Containing the complete and unabridged text of the original documents which founded the United States of America.
1776: Declaration of Independence Sent to leaders around the world by the thirteen original American Colonies, to proclaim their dissolution from King George III of England, and to make the United States of America her own sovereign nation.
1777: Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union Document which served as the foundation of government for the thirteen original American Colonies and is regarded as the first Constitution of the United States.
1787: Federalist Papers A series of 85 essays from the Founding Fathers, written and published to gain public support to ratify a new United States Constitution, intended to replace the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union.
1787: United States Constitution Serving to this day as the foundation of government structure in the United States of America and the document upon which all politicians and armed forces swear an oath to protect and defend.
1789: Bill of Rights The first of ten amendments to the United States Constitution, enumerating multiple God-given rights, as implied in the Declaration of Independence.
1795-1992: Constitutional Amendments After the original 10 amendments made by the Bill of Rights, beginning in 1795, an additional 17 amendments have been made to the United States Constitution.
Compiled in 2018 by novelist and patriot Eric Muss-Barnes
Raised by the 1940's swingkid generation of his maternal grandparents, Eric Muss-Barnes grew up 2500 miles outside of Los Angeles; has spent years working at Walt Disney Studios; piloted hang gliders over 6000 feet above the Earth; dated fashion models, rockstar goddesses and glamazon actresses; been thrown and dragged by horses (arguably similar to his dating experiences); earned a living as an American Greetings toymaker and a Hollywood game designer; ridden motorcycles through mountains and desert sandstorms (make that "over" mountains, he's not Buckaroo Banzai); produced, directed and edited music videos and an award-nominated film; briefly wed a tattooed MENSA astrophysicist chick; crewed on an Academy Award nominated movie; skateboarded in pools all around California with XGames medalists; written an epic series of vampire novels; photographed numerous Playboy models and sold his images in art galleries; been published in multiple fiction/non-fiction anthologies; served 12 years hard time in parochial schools; and created and programmed a blog called InkShard where you can see videos and essays about his life as a writer.