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As someone without training in law, that wording seems extremely odd.

It seems like it is not a piece of legislation, but rather an interpretation of the amendment; where I thought that interpreting the constitution was the job of the court. If this wording works, than wouldn't it give Congress the ability to work around the constitution simply by passing laws saying that <insert clause here> shall be interpreted to make <insert law here> constitutional.



Yeah, it's just grandstanding designed to impress the simple-minded.


More importantly, it's an indication that the average citizen who he expects to hear about this wouldn't realize how superficial it is.

It got on Hacker News.




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