The beauty of some of our nation’s founding documents is a relative brevity that has allowed the ideas to endure the test of time. Of course, had the Founding Fathers had Twitter accounts, and been limited to only 140 characters per tweet, perhaps our Bill of Rights would have looked very different.

Imagine @JamesMadison tweeting @ThomasJefferson…

“Penned BofR. Ref’d VA Dec of Rights & Magna Carta. Adams & Hancock onboard. Hamilton & P. Henry pissed. LOL. Ratify ASAP.”

Preamble
“Constitution intended to: better union, establish justice, insure tranquility, common defense, promote general welfare, & secure liberty.”

1st Amendment
“Congress shall make no law for or against religion; or abridging freedom of speech, press, assembly, or petitioning gov’t with grievances.”

2nd Amendment
“A well regulated Militia, necessary 4 the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

3rd Amendment
“No soilder shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house w/o consent of owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner prescribed by law.”

4th Amendment
“One’s body, home, papers, & effects secure against search & seizure. Warrants can be issued under oath and with probable cause.”

5th Amendment
“Trials 4 capital crimes req. indictment by Grand Jury. No 2X jeopardy. Can’t testify against self. Due process. No confiscation w/o comp.”

6th Amendment
“Accused shall have speedy & public trial w/ impartial jury, the assistance of counsel, and ability to confront and provide witnesses.”

7th Amendment
“In lawsuits >$20, preserve right of trial by jury & no fact tried by the jury shall be re-examined by another Court of the United States.”

8th Amendment
“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”

9th Amendment
“The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.”

10th Amendment
“Powers not delegated to the U.S. by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States or to the people.”

And subsequent amendments…

11th Amendment
“Judicial power of the U.S. shall not extend to any suit prosecuted against one state by another state, or by citizens of a foreign state.”

12th Amendment
“States shall each have ballots for pres. & vice-pres. States certify results & send to Congress. Ties sorted out by quorum in Senate.”

13th Amendment
“Slavery is bad except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party was duly convicted.”

14th Amendment
“Citizen = born or naturalized in U.S. Due process. Equal protection. Reps based on state pop. Traitors can’t hold office. Debt 4 war = okay.”

15th Amendment
“Right of citizens to vote shall not be abridged based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”

16th Amendment
“Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes w/o apportionment among the states, and w/o regard to any census.”

17th Amendment
“2 senators from each state elected for 6 yr. terms. Temporary appointments by state governors used to fill vacancies.”

18th Amendment
“The manufacture, sale, import, export, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within the U.S. for beverage purposes is prohibited.”

19th Amendment
“The right of the citizens of the U.S. to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”

20th Amendment
“Term of president ends @ noon 01/20. Terms of reps & sens ends @ noon 01/03. If new pres dies before start of term, vice-pres takes office.”

21st Amendment
“The 18th Amendment was a bad idea and is hereby repealed.”

22nd Amendment
“A person can’t be elected president more than twice. Can serve max of 2 terms + 2 yrs. of a term in which one wasn’t actually elected.”

23rd Amendment
“D.C. is the seat of the federal gov’t. Residents get to vote, but not enjoy the rights of a state.”

24th Amendment
“The right of citizens of the U.S. to vote shall not be abridge because of failure to pay taxes.”

25th Amendment
“If pres can’t fulfill term, VP becomes pres. Speaker and Pres pro tempore of Senate can declare pres unfit. 2/3 congress must concur.”

26th Amendment
“No law, varying the comp for the services of the Sens and Reps, shall take effect, until an election of Reps shall have intervened.”

DISCLAIMER: I did not go to law school and make no claims of being a constitutional scholar. Modifications to the above are welcome.