Twitter users scoffed at deputy Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) on Friday more than one tweet in which she argued that defending the United States Constitution “does not mean trying to rewrite the parts you don’t like”.
Protecting and defending the Constitution does not mean trying to rewrite the parts you don’t like.
– Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) February 19, 2021
Twitter users they were quick to point out to gun rights advocates the many changes that have been ratified in the Constitution since it became the country’s official legal framework in 1788.
According to the Philadelphia nonprofit organization, National Constitution Center, the constitution as first drafted in 1787 did not include the first 10 amendments, also known as the Bill of Rights.
In the more than 200 years since this first set of rights was adopted through an agreement with several states, more than a dozen constitutional amendments have been added that many Americans point to as crucial moments in U.S. history, including the abolition of slavery, guaranteeing women the right to vote and setting the legal age to vote at 18.
So it did @laurenboebert Do you miss ALL school rock? https://t.co/L7SUbJyk8N pic.twitter.com/8D6FBIJfmy
– masschaostheory (@masschaostheory) February 19, 2021
Lauren Boebert is a member of Congress and doesn’t understand that we literally rewrote / revised the Constitution 27 times to do things like abolish slavery and, you know, extend the right to vote and run for women … like Lauren Boebert. https://t.co/PuxrFJuJuG
– Charlotte Clymer ️ (@cmclymer) February 19, 2021
That’s … what’s a change … https://t.co/BqYr2oGM9Q
– George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) February 19, 2021
What are amendments for $ 200? https://t.co/GcaQaKkf6H
– Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) February 19, 2021
“This is literally what it means.” – The Bill of Rights https://t.co/Y6glAnmiTd
– Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) February 19, 2021
Journalist Kyle Clark pointed out that Boebert co-sponsored a constitutional amendment proposal last month seeking to add term limits for members of Congress.
Rep. @laurenboebert is a co-sponsor of HJRes.12 to amend the Constitution and add mandate limits for Congress. https://t.co/Zap389Qn7C
– Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) February 19, 2021
The Hill contacted Boebert’s office for comment.
Boebert went viral last month for an ad she launched in which she was seen walking through the Capitol gardens, stating that she would carry her firearm in DC and in Congress.
Under existing Capitol Police Regulations, members of Congress are exempt from the general firearms ban anywhere in the Capitol complex, although firearms are completely banned in the chambers of the House and Senate.
Boebert on Thursday said about the zoom during a virtual hearing of the House’s Natural Resources Committee that carrying weapons “is an enumerated right that American citizens have”, opposing an amendment that seeks to remove a provision that prohibits firearms in the courtroom.
The Republican Party congresswoman, who expressed support for the far-right conspiracy theory QAnon, also drew strong criticism after tweeting details about legislators’ locations during the January 6 violation of the Capitol.
On a Letter to Congress leadership shortly after the riot, 68 Colorado officials called for an investigation into Boebert’s actions before and during the siege.
The first-term legislator already has a 2022 candidate for her seat in Colorado, Rep. Donald Valdez (D), who announced its run Thursday, calling Boebert a “threat to democracy” and blaming her for helping to incite the deadly Capitol insurrection.