” Easily the Seventeenth. I mean, the easy answer is the Eighteenth—it’s the only one that was so ill-advised that it had to be repealed. But everyone knows Prohibition was a bad idea, so it’s not worth the time to gripe about it. read more
The 9th amendment for me. 14th is my second favorite. With these two amendments combined they guarantee all of our rights from the I to IIX amendments as well as all other rights to life, liberty, and property that aren't explicitly stated in law. read more
My other favorites: the 19th Amendment, barring denial of the right to vote based on sex, and the 26th Amendment, which not only gave 18-year-olds the right to vote, but also took the shortest amount of time to ratify (three months, eight days). read more