He said that such other rights as freedom of assembly would not be officially reinstated but might be brought back as a "premium service" of the Constitution, available to some Americans for a reasonable monthly fee.
Constitutional law expert Harland Bolton of the University of Minnesota criticized the Ashcroft proposal, saying, “While I welcome any return of the Bill of Rights, I seriously doubt that the framers of the constitution ever imagined that those rights would be subject to summer hours.”
Constitutional law expert Harland Bolton of the University of Minnesota criticized the Ashcroft proposal, saying, “While I welcome any return of the Bill of Rights, I seriously doubt that the framers of the constitution ever imagined that those rights would be subject to summer hours.”
Mr. Ashcroft said that Mr. Bolton and others were welcome to criticize his proposal, “so long as they don't do it on Tuesday or Thursday.”
Elsewhere, presidential candidate Ralph Nader today unveiled his official campaign slogan, “Hemp is on the way.”
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Elsewhere, presidential candidate Ralph Nader today unveiled his official campaign slogan, “Hemp is on the way.”
Andy Borowitz
Please also see:
Books by Andy Borowitz
http://www.borowitzreport.com/books.asp
For more incisive satire,
please visit
The Borowitz Report
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