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This week, something extraordinary is happening across America. A Boeing 737 christened the "Freedom Plane" is carrying the most important documents in American history on a tour of eight major cities. The Declaration of Independence. The Constitution. Oaths signed by George Washington. Treaties that formed a nation. For the first time in history, these founding-era documents are leaving the vault and traveling together to be seen by Americans in their own communities. This i

I never read the Constitution. I know — I'm educated. I have a degree in biology and chemistry. I voted in every election. I thought I was doing my civic duty. Then one day, a man pulled a pocket Constitution out of his pocket, put it in my face, and asked: "When is the last time you read your Constitution?" I didn't have an answer. Because the honest truth was — I never had. Not really. Bits and pieces for middle school quizzes, sure. But the actual document? Never. And