Fast on the heels of this summer's revelation that Thomas Jefferson erased the word "subjects" while writing the Declaration of Independence and replaced it with the word "citizens," another team of researchers announced this week they have discovered the first draft of the Bill of Rights hidden beneath the ink of James Madison's original manuscript.
Researchers said they used right-spectrum scanning technology to see "behind" the language of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution and peer at the founding father's original words and intent, which they said is visible only with a pair of X-ray glasses purchased from old copies of Mad magazine or from the Palin Pop-Up Books® section of Amazon.com.
For example, Madison's original First Amendment read: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the refudiation thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
assemble, to host a talk show, and to petition the Government to overthrow itself."
Former conservative media personality Dr. Laura Schlesinger praised the discovery by Beck University historical researchers, saying, "See, what did I tell all you n------?"
Among other startling findings:
• Madison's first draft of the Second Amendment read: "Oil well-regulated militias, imprtnt 2the security of, a free state, the fringe (right) keep arms; grizzly bear mamas, reload!!"
• Madison originally called the last amendment of the Bill of Rights the "Tenther Amendment.
The researchers promised more facts as they are needed.