cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15442706
Multiple video reviews analyzed by MeidasTouch revealed that notably missing from the Constitution in Trump’s Bible are the amendments following the Bill of Rights which make up the Constitution’s first 10 amendments. Trump’s Bible jumps from the original Constitution to the Bill of Rights and then to the Pledge of Allegiance, skipping constitutional amendments 11-27.
This headline is technically correct, but it’s clearly meant to cause outrage. The headline “Trumps Bible only includes the bill of rights” isn’t going to get as much attention.
Manufacturing outrage obfuscates Trump’s actions that people should actually be outraged about.
The actual sales description from the official website:
This Bible also features a copy of:
Source: https://godblesstheusabible.com/
The US Constitution includes all Amendments, not just the ones Republicans like. The headline as written is 100% correct not just technically correct. Whereas your suggestion is downplaying reality and pure spin.
The headline specifically states those two amendments are omitted because it is the most likely to cause outrage, not because it is the most accurate description of the situation. It’s not incorrect. It’s misleading.
My county courthouse has a mural of the original constitution and the bill of rights: are they making a political statement by omitting all the other amendments?
Yes.
The one place you won’t see the grift is where the street hustler tells you to look.
To leave certain amendments out of such a lengthy book is very obviously an intentional choice. This is not a case of “we didn’t have space for them”. It’s a case of “we don’t want to present these ones”.