Congressional Art Contest Chance for ‘Young Guns’ to Honor Second Amendment

By David Codrea

By David Codrea

U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “A long time tradition, the Congressional Art Competition is a fantastic way to for high school students in Northeast Ohio to show the rest of the country the talent they bring to the table,” my congressman, Dave Joyce advises in an invitation to constituents. “The winning artwork from our district will hang in our nation’s capitol for one year. The student with the winning entry will be invited to a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception in Washington, D.C. in June.”

True, it would be a real stretch to say this falls under the enumerated Constitutional power “To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts,” because that’s done “by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.” But this contest has been going on since it was established in 1982, and it’s going to happen regardless of anything I say. So why not treat this as …Read the Rest

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