The Resume

(December 15, 1791- )
Born in New York City, New York
Amendment I - Basic Freedoms
Amendment II - Go Ahead and Shoot Me
Amendment III - Sheltering Soldiers
Amendment IV - Man's Home is his Castle
Amendment V - I Have the Right to Remain Silent
Amendment VI - Trial By Jury
Amendment VII - Civil Suits
Amendment VIII - Punishment Fit the Crime
Amendment IX - Catchall
Amendment X - State's Rights
Bill of Rights - Rejected Rights
Introduced by:
James Madison (March 4, 1789)
Based on:
George Mason's Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)
English Bill of Rights (1689)
Magna Carta (1215)
Ratified:
New Jersey (November 20, 1789)
Maryland (December 19, 1789)
North Carolina (December 22, 1789)
South Carolina (January 19, 1790)
New Hampshire (January 25, 1790)
Delaware (January 28, 1790)
New York (February 27, 1790)
Pennsylvania (March 10, 1790)
Rhode Island (June 7, 1790)
Vermont (November 3, 1791)
Virginia (December 15, 1791)
Trivia:
It was proposed by Patrick Henry
It is primarily based on George Mason's work
It was written by James Madison
It was originally 12 amendments
New York's original copy is thought to have been destroyed in a fire
Georgia and Maryland's original copies were lost
Pennsylvania's original copy was stolen
North Carolina's original copy was taken by union soldiers during the Civil War. It was returned in 2005

Why Bill of Rights might be annoying:

It weakens the government and burdens individuals with responsibilities.
Alexander Hamilton argued it was irrelevant because Americans did not surrender any rights.
Alexander Hamilton also felt it was dangerous because it numbered rights and those not mentioned could be taken away.
Two of the original 12 amendments were rejected.
Connecticut, Georgia, and Massachusetts did not ratify the bill of rights until 1939.

Why Bill of Rights might not be annoying:

It is the cornerstone to a free society.
The Constitution would not have been ratified without the promise of the Bill of Rights.
Thomas Jefferson wrote it will 'guard the people against the federal government.'
It gives citizens rights.
It limits government power over citizens.
The Ninth Amendment answered Alexander Hamilton's concerns.
See also: The Bill of Rights, Amendment I - Basic Freedoms, Amendment II - Go Ahead and Shoot Me, Amendment III - Sheltering Soldiers, Amendment IV - Man's Home is his Castle, Amendment V - I Have the Right to Remain Silent, Amendment VI - Trial By Jury, Amendment VII - Civil Suits, Amendment VIII - Punishment Fit the Crime, Amendment IX - Catchall, Amendment X - State's Rights, Bill of Rights - Rejected Rights
Note: Much of the research is based on a series of articles appearing in The Free Lance-Star of Fredericksburg, Va.

Credit: Team Annoy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2013 - 100 Least Annoying (Ranked: 91)
• Bill of Rights
• Bruce's Least Annoying [2007] (Ranked: 22)
• IDs Ending in 00 (Ranked: 24000)
• Look at Me, I'm Protesting
• Millennium IDs (Ranked: 24000)
• Profiles 23751-24000 (Ranked: 24000)

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