This is the funniest thing I’ve read all day.

Also worth noting is the editorial board’s use of the phrase, “Second Amendment idolatry.” It’s been said before, but it bears repeating: Can you imagine the Times using this phrase with respect to any other constitutional amendment? Should we start describing its desire to remain free from government censorship as First Amendment idolatry? Support a women’s right to vote? Nineteenth Amendment idolater! Personally, I’d like to see a little less Sixteenth Amendment idolatry from the Times editorial board, but that’s just me.

UPDATE: The editorial has generated quite a bit of interesting commentary, which you can check out here.