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18. There is also the fact that the copies were hand

Mon May 21, 2018, 10:45 AM

May 2018

written. There were different scribes using their style of writing in their copies. Then they were sent to the printers who also made mistakes when setting the type. If only they had Word perfect or Microsoft word.

https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2012/fall/const-errors.html

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This has me curious... LuckyCharms May 2018 #1

No I can't - that is the reason I am asking if a difference exists. patricia92243 May 2018 #4

OK, thanks. The reason I ask is because... LuckyCharms May 2018 #6

The actual, unedited text was Blues Heron May 2018 #2

He's a picture of the 2nd amendment in the original document... PoliticAverse May 2018 #3

The 2nd Amendment only makes sense in one way TimeSnowDemos May 2018 #7

Alternatively... aikoaiko May 2018 #12

ok so TimeSnowDemos May 2018 #13

The second and third clauses seem subordinate BaileyBill May 2018 #8

How is Meatloaf's 'Id Do Anything for Love' like the 2nd Amendment? HAB911 May 2018 #9

The 2A is not an obstacle to strict gun control hack89 May 2018 #15

Arguments based on the punctuation are misguided DavidDvorkin May 2018 #16

There is also the fact that the copies were hand mercuryblues May 2018 #18

Good point. DavidDvorkin May 2018 #19