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Rep. Lauren Boebert Ripped For Not Understanding Basics Of The Constitution

The Republican congresswoman apparently didn't learn about amendments in her high school civics class.
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If you’re a politician who has promised to uphold the Constitution, it might help if you’re actually familiar with what that document includes.

Apparently, freshman Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) isn’t, based on a tweet she posted Friday morning.

Boebert’s tweet was sadly misinformed ― the Constitution was designed to change with changing times, hence the rules for adding amendments.

So after Boebert suggested that “protecting and defending the Constitution doesn’t mean trying to rewrite the parts you don’t like,” many Twitter users decided to give her the civics lesson she apparently missed in high school.

Some people thought she had a point in one respect.

Others were confused.

Others pointed out that Boebert’s alleged actions before and after the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection don’t suggest someone who really is interested in “protecting and defending the Constitution.”

One man pointed out the real irony of Boebert’s tweet: She is currently co-sponsoring a Constitutional amendment to limit the number of terms a person can serve in Congress.

HuffPost reached out to Boebert’s office, but no one immediately responded.

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Before You Go

Constitution Day
The Backbone(01 of07)
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Like a spine, the Constitution is long, flexible, made up of lots of pieces, and if it breaks, we’re paralyzed.
Article II, Section I(02 of07)
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To illustrate the article that defines the President’s office, Sam chose Washington and Lincoln, two Presidents whose greatness almost all Americans can agree on. He drew their faces close together so that one eye is shared between the two, hinting at how Lincoln saw Washington as a great influence.
Ratification(03 of07)
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After the Constitution was written, it took nine months and an energetic nationwide debate before the nine needed states had voted for ratification. It wasn’t until 1789, over a year and a half after the signing, that the last of the original 13 states—Rhode Island—voted in favor of the Constitution.
1st Amendment(04 of07)
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As the founding text for separation of church and state, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and protest against government policies, the First Amendment may be the part of the Constitution that is referenced most often in daily conversation.
2nd Amendment(05 of07)
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The precise grammatical meaning of the Second Amendment, which concerns the “right of the people to bear arms,” has been a subject of legal contention for years. The lesson: commas matter, especially when weapons are involved!
19th Amendment(06 of07)
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Part of the Constitution’s beauty is that it is a living document, capable of changing as people realize the nature of injustices. The 14th amendment, which ended slavery, and the 19th amendment, which extended the right to vote to women, are prime examples.
18th Amendment(07 of07)
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Not every Constitutional amendment has stood the test of time. In 1919, Prohibition had enough support to be incorporated into the nation’s foundational document. Almost fifteen years later, it was repealed by the 21st Amendment.
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