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Re:Constitution.congress.gov/constitution 6/8/25 –> 8/4/25 Diff by saalweachter on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @12:13PM (#44813996)
Eh, I have a hard time looking at the diff and thinking it's anything but someone screwing up a page update.

Some of the dropped lines are interesting, but things like the "let's have a navy" don't make any sense to drop, and removing the lines preventing States from minting their own currency, enter into treaties, and raise armies are way more favorable to Blue States at the moment.

Also, if someone was going through the Constitution cutting out parts they don't like, they'd be starting with a few notable amendments, not this section.

Re:Constitution.congress.gov/constitution 6/8/25 –> 8/4/25 Diff by gchamonlive on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @12:08PM (#44813908)
Funny how "dog whistle" seems outdated. It's now more like a bullhorn.
Re:Constitution.congress.gov/constitution 6/8/25 –> 8/4/25 Diff by chrisco255 on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @12:12PM (#44813978)
This is not that big, stop being so dramatic. The very first line removed is the authorization for maintaining a Navy, the United States's most significant military asset.

This is obviously a mistake. An embarrassing one, but not a conspiracy. None of this carries any legal weight whatsoever, this is a website! Our government predates the web by a couple hundred years!

Imagine if the laws of our country hung on the thread of a single line of PHP.

Re:Constitution.congress.gov/constitution 6/8/25 –> 8/4/25 Diff by LeafItAlone on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @12:30PM (#44814248)
> Imagine if the laws of our country hung on the thread of a single line of PHP.

I suspect we’ll be finding out in the next 3.5 years if they have even that strength.