{"id":231,"date":"2016-07-17T16:44:47","date_gmt":"2016-07-17T16:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ditext.com\/wordpress\/?p=231"},"modified":"2016-07-21T16:55:35","modified_gmt":"2016-07-21T16:55:35","slug":"does-the-united-states-have-a-bullshit-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ditext.com\/wordpress\/2016\/07\/17\/does-the-united-states-have-a-bullshit-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the United States have a bullshit constitution?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Charles A. 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