The 27th amendment was ratified largely because a college student got a C on a term paper

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The amendment is a pretty good yarn. As well as long overdue.

And IT was supposed to be the 2nd Amendment. Damnit.

http://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/08/us/1789-amendment-is-ratified-but-now-the-debate-begins.html