Bill Of Rights Pared Down To A Manageable Six
The Onion, December 18, 2002
WASHINGTON, DC—Flanked by key members of Congress and his administration, President
Bush approved Monday a streamlined version of the Bill of Rights that pares its 10 original
amendments down to a "tight, no-nonsense" six.
A Republican initiative that went
unopposed by congressional Democrats, the
revised Bill of Rights provides citizens with a
"more manageable" set of privacy and
due-process rights by eliminating four
amendments and condensing and/or
restructuring five others. The Second
Amendment, which protects the right to keep
and bear arms, was the only article left
unchanged.
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