Not likely to happen, but here's an excellent intellectual exercise to throw at the numbskulls who advocate for this.

[...] let’s not stop at the Second, let’s tweak all the amendments. Let’s specify that since the First Amendment was written before Radio and TV and Movies and the Internet were in existence, we need to clarify that “freedom of speech” doesn’t apply to those mediums, or to pornography, artwork (think “Piss Christ”) and anything else anyone in society deems immoral or offensive such as depictions of homosexuality. Further, it will allow us to specify that freedom of religion doesn’t mean freedom from religion.

Certainly the Fourth Amendment should be altered so that the right to privacy in their “persons” does not include unborn children — the “persons” within them. Liberals would love that.

How about the Fifth Amendment? Certainly if new evidence comes to light, someone who was acquitted the first time around should have to face trial again.

The Eight Amendment? I’ll bet there would be a groundswell of support for striking the prohibition of “cruel and unusual punishment” clause. Just ask the family members of the Virginia Tech victims. Matter of fact, that would sort of insure that all these mutant killers take the easy way out by killing themselves, thus saving us the aggravation and expense of trial and re-trial.

The Ninth? Finally we’d have the opportunity to strengthen it with regards to personal rights. Of course, that might mean we could start smoking and eating trans-fats again.

The Tenth? Give the power back to the states to determine how they do things. Hmmm, liberal Democrats might not like the idea of a toothless federal government not being able to impose such unfunded mandates as “equal access” laws that cost public schools a fortune, or things currently established nationwide like pollution laws, the “right” to abortions, and — come to think of it — gun control laws..

Yup. Let’s rewrite the Bill of Rights because it certainly (according to most liberals) hasn’t served this country well. . .

ht: Insty

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