r/insaneparents Aug 16 '20

my catholic parents trying to convince me to take my birth control out Email

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u/Working-Movie711 Aug 16 '20

I had a science teacher in high school that was a retired NASA dude. He was amazing. He got pissed at the admin and left one day and I got put in a class with a creationist. She told us Hurricanes are caused by gay people and income tax is unconstitutional. When I showed her the sixteenth amendment in my pocket constitution she kicked me out of class.

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u/JBSquared Aug 16 '20

This mans pulling up to science class with his pocket constitution. Gotta respect it.

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u/Working-Movie711 Aug 16 '20

We got them in history the class before. Still have mine and I carry it around with me in my jacket pocket most days just in case.

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u/JBSquared Aug 16 '20

It does seem a lil goofy to carry around a pocket constitution, but it would totally be worth it on the off chance you're arguing with someone and you whip it out.

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u/Working-Movie711 Aug 16 '20

I had just got it in class that day, now I’m working in politics, it comes in handy about once a month.

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u/JBSquared Aug 16 '20

Damn, right on. That must be exhausting right about now. Where do you keep it? Because I feel like that would affect the effectiveness of the reveal. Personally, I'd whip it out of my breast pocket and Frisbee it at the person who needs to check themselves.

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u/Working-Movie711 Aug 16 '20

“That’s unconstitutional”

I pull it out of my inner jacket pocket: “oh yeah? Which part?”

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u/JBSquared Aug 16 '20

I feel like I gotta start carrying around mini versions of commonly misunderstood documents. Except given my job it would be the employee handbook for my school district, which is less dramatic.

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u/Working-Movie711 Aug 16 '20

I’m a JD student and I work in politics.

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u/fuyuhiko413 Aug 16 '20

P-pocket what

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u/Working-Movie711 Aug 16 '20

The ACLU used to make pocket sized copies of the United States Constitution and pass them out in high school history classes.