Americans! The US Constitution may be flawed, but it's a great deal better than what you have now!
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Daniel Hannan (@DanHannanMEP) March 02, 2013Zing! Conservative Party member of the European Parliament Daniel Hannan caused some confusion with that tweet a few days ago.
@DanHannanMEP err what do they have now if not the US Constitution?—
Thomas Hogg (@ThomasRH229) March 02, 2013
@DanHannanMEP How can the Constitution be better than what we have now when what we do have is the Constitution? Rather confusing.—
(@pawnraider) March 02, 2013
But, these Twitter users “got” the zinger, and loved it.
Heh. RT @DanHannanMEP Americans! The US Constitution may be flawed, but it's a great deal better than what you have now!—
Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) March 02, 2013
Love Hannon! " @DanHannanMEP: Americans! The US Constitution may be flawed, but it's a great deal better than what you have now!”—
Suzanne (@catholicmom2) March 02, 2013
Made me LOL –>> RT @DanHannanMEP Americans! The US Constitution may be flawed, but it's a great deal better than what you have now!—
NDH (@mflynny) March 02, 2013
We giggled, too. But don’t tell actor Matthew Modine, the New York Times or Matt Yglesias, you bitter “archaic Constitution” clingers!
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