Abortions for Some, Miniature Irish Flags for Others.

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I have no idea what Ireland's 2nd amendment is about,

A whole bunch of stuff, including "restrictions on the right to habeas corpus, an extension of the right of the government to declare a state of emergency, changes to provisions on the reference of bills to the Supreme Court by the President and various changes that were needed to bring the official Irish text of the constitution into line with the English text." Or, at least, so says Wikipedia.

nor do I know what America's 8th amendment is about, and in that I am likely no worse off than the average American.

Prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, and a few related items. Again, according to Wikipedia.

Pretty important stuff in both cases, actually.

(Ah, I'm so lucky to live in Canada, where the Constitution has never been amended. )