1. Before the “united States of America” declared their independence in July 1776, a few of them had pretty much done that already by adopting their own written constitutions. The first one was New Hampshire, on January 5 of that year. #50Weeks50Constitutions
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11. The Bill of Rights has all kinds of great, fiery language, but to me this stands out. A right to revolution, and a condemnation of pacifism as “absurd” and “slavish”! I know a great many pacifists who might be a bit offended by that.pic.twitter.com/MiQ3kGQYsj
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12. Further, the title of the governor (at first called the president) is “His Excellency.” Current New Hampshirites can weigh in on how often this is used in practice.pic.twitter.com/ewY1a4HVBS
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13. There have been a few conventions since 1784, which then have proposed amendments to the voters instead of wholesale new constitutions (as is more the norm in other states).
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14. And, in Jeffersonian fashion, every few years, if there hasn’t been a convention, the question on whether to hold one goes to the voters. The last time was in 2012, when it was voted down for the 17th time.
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