This is something English people think because they don’t know why the Bill of Rights is in the form of amendments.https://twitter.com/JuliaHB1/status/649678861609902080 …
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@JuliaHB1 There can, but Bill of Rights was the price of getting the Constitution passed. It’s more like original text than, say, the 16th. - 1 more reply
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@JuliaHB1 The question at the convention was whether those rights needed to be listed, or whether they were covered automatically.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@JuliaHB1 The debate, in other words, was over the enumerated powers doctrine. The anti-federalists didn’t trust it, hence BoR. - 4 more replies
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@JuliaHB1 As it happens, it’s somewhat irrelevant anyhow. You could repeal the Second Amendment tomorrow and all the laws would remain.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@JuliaHB1 Which is to say that America’s gun laws are not the product of the Second Amendment, but of popular demand.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@JuliaHB1 My questions, then, are: 1) What is your proposal. Your specific proposal. 2) When are we going to debate this on TV? - 1 more reply
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@JuliaHB1 Are you going to offer up your suggestion?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@JuliaHB1@charlescwcooke you're embarrassing yourself more and more with every tweet, ma'am.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@JuliaHB1@charlescwcooke process is clearly expl in Article V: 2/3 of House and Senate then must be ratified by 3/4 of the states. Get it?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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