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Metaphorical

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20. Bullsh*t!!!

Wed Aug 6, 2025, 08:08 PM

Aug 2025

I work heavily with content management systems, at the standards level. There is no way in hell that this was an "accidental" ommission, particularly since this code almost certainly predated Trump coming into office. It would be trivial, however, to comment out those particular sections if you were specifically wanting to convince your idiot supporters that concepts such as Habeas Corpus wasn't mentioned in Trump's "version" of the Constitution.

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Library of Congress blames "coding error" for missing sections of online Constitution [View all] pnwmom Aug 2025 OP

I was gonna ask how many times has this error occurred before this adm but I'm guessing, never Deuxcents Aug 2025 #1

Who's doing the coding? Is it one of Eloon's flying monkeys? jls4561 Aug 2025 #2

Why are they recoding the Constitution anyway C_U_L8R Aug 2025 #3

They're not. It was all bullshit. Ray Bruns Aug 2025 #34

Bovine Excrement! Pas-de-Calais Aug 2025 #4

Just horrifying quaint Aug 2025 #5

That was their trial balloon BumRushDaShow Aug 2025 #6

Yep. They wanted to see how quickly people would spot it, and how much they'd object. highplainsdem Aug 2025 #8

Am waiting for their attempt BumRushDaShow Aug 2025 #13

Bingo Hekate Aug 2025 #21

Who was "they?" Baitball Blogger Aug 2025 #29

These federal websites are generally done by contractors BumRushDaShow Aug 2025 #30

Yeah, those pesky [p] tags. Qutzupalotl Aug 2025 #7

No one I saw commenting on this, on Bluesky, believes it was a coding error. highplainsdem Aug 2025 #9

Doesn't seem LIKELY it's a 'coding error.' elleng Aug 2025 #26

I suspect Diraven Aug 2025 #10

Not a coding error. It's a feature from DOGE allowing remote editing of the Constitution. Ford_Prefect Aug 2025 #11

UNLIKELY ANYTHING 'allowing remote editing of the Constitution,' imo. elleng Aug 2025 #27

Yes and no DetroitLegalBeagle Aug 2025 #12

Would it make sense for a coding error to happen to a fixed document on a site that hasn't been updated? nt pnwmom Aug 2025 #18

Sure DetroitLegalBeagle Aug 2025 #19

But why would they need to change any of the code for a document that hasn't changed? pnwmom Aug 2025 #23

Because computer code is constantly being updated DetroitLegalBeagle Aug 2025 #31

An obvious lie. spudspud Aug 2025 #14

Trump prolly banned the Dewey Decimal system ToxMarz Aug 2025 #15

Im sure itll be back in a couple of weeks. Hornedfrog2000 Aug 2025 #16

BS ! Most computers only do what they are programmed to do. republianmushroom Aug 2025 #17

Bullsh*t!!! Metaphorical Aug 2025 #20

sure, bro Skittles Aug 2025 #22

That makes absolutely no sense. Nonetheless, I'm glad they fixed it. nt SunSeeker Aug 2025 #24

No worries. The current NAZI regime is deleting the entire Constitution as we speak. AZ8theist Aug 2025 #25

Read the ststed cause to my programmer wife Old Crank Aug 2025 #28

This Constitution glitch is hysterically blown out of proportions TomWilm Aug 2025 #32

What a load of gobbledy-gook-- just technical nonsense. I can't tell if you are serious or not. LymphocyteLover Aug 2025 #40

Not my gobbledy-gook, but it gave some kind of explenation ... TomWilm Aug 2025 #41

OK, thanks. Just a very weird and disturbing coincidence. LymphocyteLover Aug 2025 #42

Horse hockey! Oopsie Daisy Aug 2025 #33

Sorry, teacher! The computer ate my homework. Torchlight Aug 2025 #35

Funny, it just so happens to be some of the sections of the Constitution that this administration is violating. lark Aug 2025 #36

Then what about all the even more hated amendments? TomWilm Aug 2025 #38

He hasn't acknowledged breaking those yet so no revisions until he's ready? lark Aug 2025 #39

IF the alleged changes in the Constitution was planned ... TomWilm Aug 2025 #43

Even in these days and times... Paladin Aug 2025 #37