TIL: Thomas Jefferson argued that because no generation has a right to bind subsequent generations, the Constitution should expire every 19 years • /r/todayilearned • 2015 Apr 15 (via TYWKIWDBI)

I guess ol’ TJ would’ve disagreed with Justice Scalia on a few things, huh?

Letter to James Madison • Thomas Jefferson • 1789 Sep 6 • Teaching American History

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