Friday reading

Judging by my inbox, a grassroots campaign from the right has begun to petition state legislatures around the country to double the number of amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Based on the recommendations here, the federal constitution would be expanded from 26 to 64 amendments and would cover just about every aspect of life except what time I need to set my alarm to wake up each morning. I particularly like the population control amendment:

AMENDMENT 53: POPULATION AND STATES

THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING CITIZENS AND GUESTS SHALL NOT BE MORE THAN 300,000,000 PEOPLE. ONCE THAT NUMBER IS REACHED, ALL IMMIGRATION SHALL BE FROZEN UNTIL ATTRITION REDUCES THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO BELOW 300,000,000. THERE SHALL ONLY BE THE EXISTING 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS PART OF THE UNITED STATES. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SHALL NOT HAVE REPRESENTATION.

Attrition? More on the jump.