Indeed this is not archaeological but, contrary to Tom's (and indeed, one
would hope all of us, including non-citizens like myself) hope that the post
was apocryphal, the story about the 4th amendment being voted down is all too
true (sources
: the Economist and The Washington Post). Indeed, if I'm not
mistaken, the 4th amendment was voted down by c.200 votes. Clearly those 18th
century legalists were evil bleeding heart liberals who wanted to destroy this
once great nation.
Alasdair