Sen. Marsha Blackburn decided the best way to celebrate Constitution Day was to demonstrate she’s not actually familiar with the document. On Thursday, the Tennessee Republican tweeted a promise never to rewrite the Constitution ― a dubious notion, as we shall see. — Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) September 17, 2020Blackburn’s tweet might have appealed to voters who like tough statements, but it was mocked by people who paid attention in civics class. You see, the Constitution has been revised many times throughout the country’s 244-year history ― 27 times, to be specific. But the proper term is “amendment,” not “rewrite.” Blackburn was taken to task by Twitter users.

Source: Huffington Post September 17, 2020 23:37 UTC