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The Bill of Rights: Protecting our rights

Written by Founding Father James Madison in 1789, The Bill of Rights makes up the first ten amendments to the US Constitution. Today, many people still consider the Bill of Rights to be the ...
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The United States Bill of Rights: First 10 Amendments to the Constitution

Thomas Jefferson wrote to James Madison advocating a Bill of Rights: "Half a loaf is better than no bread. If we cannot secure all our rights, let us secure what we can." Congress shall make no law ...
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JD Tuccille: After more than two centuries, the US Bill of Rights still limits government power

Happy almost Bill of Rights Day! On Dec. 15, 1791, 10 amendments to the then-new United States Constitution were ratified in a deal to win acceptance of a frame of government to replace the unstable ...