How would you draft the Second Anendnent to be amended?

[Captain Stern]

40. The 3/5 compromise isn't a metaphor for assigning humanity.

It was a very specific law.

It essentially said that for the purposes of assigning representatives, that each slave would only count as 3/5 of a person. The south would have rather each slave count as 5/5 of a person. The north would rather they have counted as 0/5 of a person.
The compromise was 3/5.

When slavery was eliminated, the 3/5 compromise, by definition, was also eliminated. That's not an opinion...that's an objective fact. It's observable, and measurable.

That doesn't mean that everyone was automatically treated justly. We know that isn't true. That is also an objective fact.

It also doesn't mean everyone is treated justly now. That's also an objective fact.

When folks call for the elimination of the Electoral College, they are calling for the elimination of a law that still exists. They are calling for a change to a law that is still in effect. It's clear that it's still in effect. It is the law of the land. It would be difficult to eliminate it, but eliminating it is still a tangible objective.

But calling for the elimination of the 3/5 compromise is not. The 3/5 compromise is no longer the law of the land. Every citizen (regardless of whether or not they are treated justly) accounts for 5/5 of a person when it comes to representational apportionment.