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- Fri Nov 15, 2024 5:48 am
- Forum: Section 2: “Article the first” of the Bill of Rights
- Topic: Eleven States Ratified the would-be first amendment
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Re: Eleven States Ratified the would-be first amendment
Article the first was never formally ratified because it didnt achieve the required number of votes. While its wording might have seemed reasonable in the context of the original proposals it ultimately proved too controversial to gain full acceptance by all the states. The rest of the amendments ...