Earlier today, sports blog Deadspin posted a list ranking the amendments to the Constitution. According to editor-in-chief Tommy Craggs’ algorithm – which is not explained in the blog post – the Fourteenth ranks first, followed by the Fifth and Fourth, respectively. The Second ranked dead last.
I’m sure we all have our favorite amendments (“favorite,” in terms of our scholarship and “favorite,” in terms of our personal constitutional politics); where would you rank the Second? Or any of the others? Given the choice, I’d probably rank the Fourteenth and the Second close together; both are ambiguous enough to remain subject to highly-contentious judicial construction. I’d probably rank the Third somewhere near the top, since the prospect of quartering a slew of soldiers in our NYC apartment seems particularly unsavory to me.
Are there others?
I'd think the 21st should be ranked pretty high.
Posted by: Matt | December 20, 2012 at 02:54 PM
Consistent with Matt's sage observation, the 18th must be at the bottom of the list.
Posted by: Bill Turnier | December 20, 2012 at 05:17 PM
Great, I liked the article you wrote!
Posted by: Michael Kors Outlet | December 26, 2012 at 12:51 AM