Welcome to Constitution Week at FindLaw! Why this week, of all weeks? Because during this week in 1787 (on September 17, to be exact), the U.S. Constitution was signed by attendees of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

Of course, the original draft had a few imperfections – no Bill of Rights, the three-fifths compromise, and slavery, for example – but the foundation was solid.

That being said, we’re glad the Constitution has a built-in editing function. Here are our staff members’ favorite fixes (amendments) to the U.S. Constitution:

Though I’m the office expert on budget booze, my pick has very little to do with drinking.

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