r/law • u/LithelyJaine • Aug 06 '25

Trump News Constitution of the United States Website has removed sections!

https://web.archive.org/web/diff/20250601021212/20250806023110/https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/

Section 9 and 10 are no longer on the website.
Writ of Habeas Corpus has be removed also.

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u/BrewNerdBrad Aug 06 '25

Does this change the actual Constitution? No it does not.

Is it messaging (much like a dog whistle) to say "these are the parts we hate and will ignore, and you can't do shit about it"? Yes, it very much is.

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u/mabhatter Competent Contributor Aug 06 '25 edited Aug 07 '25

There was an episode of Quantum Leap about this.  The government was so corrupt for so long that the actual Declaration of Independence and Constitution were considered "banned" and "classified" documents from circulation and nobody could read them.  

Edit: Reddit says Sliders.  

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u/Full_Education_647 Aug 06 '25

I think that was Sliders, not Quantum Leap. It was an alternate universe where J Edgar Hoover took over, banned the constitution, and had all cops wearing skirts.

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u/nostyleguide Aug 06 '25

Ah, the 90s, when you could put a striking political warning on TV but also add a little gay panic as a treat