Let's do a Countdown of the Bill of Rights, shall we?
First Amendment? Not so much. And an even more hypocritical example here.
Second Amendment? Not so much. Ammo registries on the way here in California, too.
Third Amendment? I would have bet money that this one would last, but not so much.
Fourth Amendment? You're kidding, right?
Fifth Amendment? No Habla Ingles.
Sixth Amendment? "Indefinite Detention", anyone?
Seventh Amendment? Fairly technical in nature, involving court cases brought in federal courts.
Eighth Amendment? It has shifted from "don't use branding and thumbscrews" to "I don't like this meal" and making the taxpayers pay for gender reassignment surgery.
Ninth Amendment? Just ask the citizens here in California, which are not even allowed to petition our elected officials to enforce the law, thanks to SCOTUS.
Tenth Amendment? Anywhere there is a Federal Department of anything not specifically mentioned as one of the enumerated powers of Congress which duplicates and overrides the assorted State agencies that would normally have the legal jurisdiction is a violation. Take the list on this page, and subtract Commerce, Defense, Justice, State and Treasury (all of which are mentioned or can be logically inferred). Get rid of the rest, lock stock and little red stapler.
But by all means, let's add some more Amendments to solve this!
While I know that your Letterman version of the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution is pretty much right on, especially to Letterman. But I take absolutely no stock whatsoever in anything about Letterman and I will NOT watch him under any circumstances. Letterman is about as funny as a heart attack.
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