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(110,049 posts) Wed Aug 6, 2025, 03:21 PM Aug 6

Library of Congress blames "coding error" for missing sections of online Constitution [View all]

Source: Axios

The Library of Congress on Wednesday pointed to an unspecified "coding error" that led to key parts of the U.S. Constitution being deleted from the Constitution Annotated website.

Why it matters: The missing sections included foundational provisions, such as the right to habeas corpus — which protects people from unlawful detention — and the foreign emoluments clause.

Those constitutional principles have risen to the forefront of political and legal debate amid the president's immigration crackdown and foreign dealings.
As of Wednesday around 2p.m. ET, the text had been restored.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2025/08/06/constitution-missing-sections-coding-error

Does it seem likely that a coding error led to the deletion of these two sections, from material that had been online for decades?

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Library of Congress blames "coding error" for missing sections of online Constitution [View all] pnwmom Aug 6 OP

I was gonna ask how many times has this error occurred before this adm but I'm guessing, never Deuxcents Aug 6 #1

Who's doing the coding? Is it one of Eloon's flying monkeys? jls4561 Aug 6 #2

Why are they recoding the Constitution anyway C_U_L8R Aug 6 #3

They're not. It was all bullshit. Ray Bruns Aug 7 #34

Bovine Excrement! Pas-de-Calais Aug 6 #4

Just horrifying quaint Aug 6 #5

That was their trial balloon BumRushDaShow Aug 6 #6

Yep. They wanted to see how quickly people would spot it, and how much they'd object. highplainsdem Aug 6 #8

Am waiting for their attempt BumRushDaShow Aug 6 #13

Bingo Hekate Aug 6 #21

Who was "they?" Baitball Blogger Aug 7 #29

These federal websites are generally done by contractors BumRushDaShow Aug 7 #30

Yeah, those pesky [p] tags. Qutzupalotl Aug 6 #7

No one I saw commenting on this, on Bluesky, believes it was a coding error. highplainsdem Aug 6 #9

Doesn't seem LIKELY it's a 'coding error.' elleng Aug 7 #26

I suspect Diraven Aug 6 #10

Not a coding error. It's a feature from DOGE allowing remote editing of the Constitution. Ford_Prefect Aug 6 #11

UNLIKELY ANYTHING 'allowing remote editing of the Constitution,' imo. elleng Aug 7 #27

Yes and no DetroitLegalBeagle Aug 6 #12

Would it make sense for a coding error to happen to a fixed document on a site that hasn't been updated? nt pnwmom Aug 6 #18

Sure DetroitLegalBeagle Aug 6 #19

But why would they need to change any of the code for a document that hasn't changed? pnwmom Aug 6 #23

Because computer code is constantly being updated DetroitLegalBeagle Aug 7 #31

An obvious lie. spudspud Aug 6 #14

Trump prolly banned the Dewey Decimal system ToxMarz Aug 6 #15

Im sure itll be back in a couple of weeks. Hornedfrog2000 Aug 6 #16

BS ! Most computers only do what they are programmed to do. republianmushroom Aug 6 #17

Bullsh*t!!! Metaphorical Aug 6 #20

sure, bro Skittles Aug 6 #22

That makes absolutely no sense. Nonetheless, I'm glad they fixed it. nt SunSeeker Aug 6 #24

No worries. The current NAZI regime is deleting the entire Constitution as we speak. AZ8theist Aug 7 #25

Read the ststed cause to my programmer wife Old Crank Aug 7 #28

This Constitution glitch is hysterically blown out of proportions TomWilm Aug 7 #32

What a load of gobbledy-gook-- just technical nonsense. I can't tell if you are serious or not. LymphocyteLover Aug 8 #40

Not my gobbledy-gook, but it gave some kind of explenation ... TomWilm Aug 8 #41

OK, thanks. Just a very weird and disturbing coincidence. LymphocyteLover Aug 8 #42

Horse hockey! Oopsie Daisy Aug 7 #33

Sorry, teacher! The computer ate my homework. Torchlight Aug 7 #35

Funny, it just so happens to be some of the sections of the Constitution that this administration is violating. lark Aug 7 #36

Then what about all the even more hated amendments? TomWilm Aug 7 #38

He hasn't acknowledged breaking those yet so no revisions until he's ready? lark Aug 8 #39

IF the alleged changes in the Constitution was planned ... TomWilm Aug 8 #43

Even in these days and times... Paladin Aug 7 #37