It may have been my comment that Ebbie was referring to when she started this thread, and several of you have already pointed out the very things I meant!

For anyone who wishes to review the first to amendments to the Constitution, they are here. http://members.tripod.com/us_constitution/bor.htm

My concern is mostly with Numbers 1, 4, and 8.

Just a little Rhode Island history (By now some of you may know that's my home state.) Rhode Island was the last of the 13 original colonies to join the United States. It was only when the first ten amendments were added to the Constitution that we joined. As a result, maybe I'm hypersensitive about these things! Let me assure you, not all Rhode Islanders share this trait!