First-Amendment Bug Removed From Bill Of Rights 2.0

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First-Amendment Bug Removed From Bill Of Rights 2.0

January 13, 1999 | Issue 35=B701

WASHINGTON, DC - Federal officials unveiled the newly updated Bill Of
Rights 2.0 at last weekend's Govworld Expo '99. The enhanced version of
the document is said to be free of the First Amendment bug which had
plagued previous releases.
First-Amendment Bug Removed From Bill Of Righs 2.0
"This correction was long overdue," said Gordon Proehl, head of
the team that updated the Bill Of Rights. "This bug was causing a whole
host of problems-problems the original programmers never could have
anticipated when they first developed the document in 1789."
According to Proehl, Bill Of Rights 2.0 is much less complicated
than its predecessor, reducing the risk of user error, as well as such
glitches as dissent and civil unrest.
"There should be a lot less trouble now," Proehl said, "particularly of
the sort that nearly caused the entire country to break down in the
late 1960s."
The First Amendment bug had been causing problems ever since the
much-hyped 1791 launch of Bill Of Rights 1.0.
"Though it had its strong points, the old version was terribly
confusing," Department Of Justice spokesperson Richard Reese said. "And
the fact that it didn't come with a user's manual certainly didn't
help. Literally thousands of books were written about how to properly
use it. But thanks to the streamlined, easier-to-use version 2.0,
Americans can enjoy having one less thing to think about."