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zwerg@feddit.org 10 months ago
Is it true about the U.S. constitution? I want to learn more…
mumblerfish@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Acinonyx@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
just wait a few months
AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
I don’t think they ever publicly stated what the flaw was. Would love to know, too.
dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
Fairly short read effectively, it’s never been made public what the loophole was/is, and all those who knew first hand are dead now. But it’s speculated to be a few different things, the leading theory (and the one I think is it) is article V, the process by which we amend the constitution. If we can amend the constitution, we can amend article V, meaning we can then make it easier to amend again later, in a downward spiral. We could also amend the constitution, do a bunch of fashy shit, then amend article V to make it so the constitution could not be amended ever again.
SuperEars@lemmy.world 10 months ago
As far back as high school I assumed this was possible. All it took was learning about amendments 18 (Prohibition of alcohol) and 21 (scratch that).
Those touting their pocket edition US Constitutions (I think we saw Ted Cruz do this?) do so with the same with bibles. All I see is John Brittle from Django Unchained.
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