# US Constitution 2.0 **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [December 4, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-constitution-2-0/428731 "2007-12-04T00:32:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-constitution-2-0/428731/61 "2007-12-07T00:22:56Z")
[QUOTE=Lemur866] Current constitution is version 2.0. Bill of Rights is Service Pack 1, for version 2.1, and the next 17 patches make us on version 2.1.17. [/QUOTE] And yet the thing seems to keep crashing for the current resident of the WH. ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-constitution-2-0/428731/62 "2007-12-07T00:30:32Z")
[QUOTE=John Mace] And yet the thing seems to keep crashing for the current resident of the WH. [/QUOTE] You misspelled “malware” ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-constitution-2-0/428731/63 "2007-12-08T00:15:42Z")
You crazy Americans with your fixed constitutions - the UK system of just not having one is far better. What? Electoral dictatorship you say? Get thee gone sir! ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-constitution-2-0/428731/64 "2007-12-08T00:27:23Z")
[QUOTE=j666] Section IV of Article II could stand a little clarification. (They include definitions in the CFR.) [(Did I miss an earlier link, or are you all just pretending you know the constitution by heart?)](http://www.bartleby.com/65/us/USConstTABLE.html) [/QUOTE] You don’t have a pocket copy in your briefcase from a visit to the Heritage Foundation? ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-constitution-2-0/428731/65 "2007-12-08T22:36:30Z")
[QUOTE=Algher] You don’t have a pocket copy in your briefcase from a visit to the Heritage Foundation? [/QUOTE] NRA? Heritage Foundation? What kind of place have I wandered into? (I have the above link in my Bookmarks) I am serious about my comment on the constitution: Article II Section IV The President, Vice-President and all civil officers of the United States shall be removed from office on impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. First: is it “other (high crimes and misdemeanors)” or “(other high crimes) and misdemeanors” Second: what _ **is** _ a high crime or a misdemeanors? My job involves compliance with federal regulations; the Code of Federal Regulations _includes definitions_. Why can’t they clarify this section? We need to clarify grounds for impeachment. (Don’t get me wrong; I love impeachment hearings. I learn a lot about the Constitution, legal precedent, and congressional rules; a quite a bit of youthful indiscretions. But _anything_ that takes enough time to allow me to starch and iron every piece of plant-fiber cloth in my house, including the table linen - I have lots of table linen - is a waste of tax-payer money.) Re: guns Some people say it is an absolute right; some say it is tied to the militia (which was supposed to take the place of a standing army). A constitutional debate will change no-one’s mind. I live in Massachusetts, I used to have a hell of a temper, and I approve of strict regulation of hand-guns and automatic weapons. I have no problem with guns; I worry about people who own them. (I own a couple of guns. They’re somewhere in the attic; maybe the basement. I’m not certain where the key to the trigger locks are.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-constitution-2-0/428731.md?page=3)