Of the twelve amendments proposed, ten were
ratified as additions to the Constitution on
December 15, 1791, later becoming known as
the Bill of Rights.
By the way, the original Second Amendment
had nothing to do with guns; it had to do with
pay raises:
“No law, varying the compensation for the
services of the Senators and Representatives,
shall take effect, until an election of
Representatives shall have intervened.”
In the kind of twist that trivia buffs treasure,
those twenty-four words finally made their
way into the Constitution in 1992 as the 27th
Amendment – 202 years, seven months, and
10 days after originally proposed.
One additional note: Here is the original not
ratified First Amendment:
“After the first enumeration required by
the first article of the Constitution, there
shall be one Representative for every thirty
thousand, until the number shall amount to
one hundred, after which the proportion shall
be so regulated by Congress, that there shall
be not less than one hundred Representatives,
nor less than one Representative for every
forty thousand persons, until the number
of Representatives shall amount to two
hundred; after which the proportion shall be
so regulated by Congress, that there shall not
be less than two hundred Representatives, nor
more than one Representative for every fifty
thousand persons.”
What would have been the consequences if
that amendment had passed? The House of
Representatives would now have more than
6,000 members instead of the current 435.
Imagine what that would be like.
The Bill of Rights went into effect in 1791.
You’d think that settled the issue of gun rights
once and for all. Nope. Not even close.
Let take just one quote from Thomas
Jefferson as the line in the sand: “Laws that
forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those
who are neither inclined nor determined to
commit crimes.” ��
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