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GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn Mocked After Vowing To Never Rewrite U.S. Constitution

The Tennessee Republican apparently forgot about those little changes called "amendments."
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Senior Reporter, HuffPost

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.

Blackburn’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.

Some people suspected that Blackburn was actually quite familiar with the process of rewriting the Constitution ― and brought receipts.

HuffPost reached out to Blackburn’s office for comment, 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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