If you had ever taken a class in English, you'd know that it isn't the wrong word. No, I'm accusing YOU of being functionally illiterate.

No, it's not changing it at all. The sentence still means exactly what I, and every Constitutional scholar, says it means. The word 'an' is perfectly proper.

I imagine you think that "Congress shall make no law abridging freedom of speech" means that Congress can't shorten freedom of speech, but they can pass a law restricting it. After all, "abridge" is a synonym for "shorten", right?

And, I'll bet you're one of those uneducated dumbasses who thinks "militia" in the 2nd Amendment refers to the National Guard.

Main Entry: abridge

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈbrij\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): abridged; abridg·ing

Etymology: Middle English abregen, from Anglo-French abreger, from Late Latin abbreviare, from Latin ad- + brevis short - more at brief

Date: 14th century

synonym: shorten

Mirriam-Webster Dictionary.

Ooops!

You were set-up to see just how much of an uneducated dumbass you are. You fell right into it.

There was nothing remotely like the National Guard when the 2nd Amendment was written. "Militias" of the 2nd Amendment were loosely-knit bands of citizens who would get together to hone their shooting skills. The whole purpose of the 2nd Amendment was to allow citizens to protect themselves from the government, if need be. Only a moron could think it is Constitutional to abrigate that right TO a branch of the government such as the National Guard.

And yes, you ask your barber to abridge your hair, although, like you, he probably wouldn't understand what the word means.