(December 31, 2014 at 2:00 pm)Blackout Wrote: Yes, however you could simply write the first amendment and, put, let's say, 10 articles to spit out all rights, and they wouldn't have to be unequally important - But I understand different legislative traditions and habits give origin to different ways to write down and express legal definition on paper. I was just curious
I think brevity was of value to Madison et al in gaining some votes. That's also the rationale for the Tenth Amendment, I bet.
