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The Constitution places no limit on the scope of amendments, so in theory Congress could pass an amendment that says "The text of the Constitution is replaced w
by munificent 7y ago
The Constitution places no limit on the scope of amendments, so in theory Congress could pass an amendment that says "The text of the Constitution is replaced with _____."
- virmundi 7y agoAn interesting question is can you remove the second amendment? “Shall not be infringed” implies any effort to limit the right is blocked.
- sjy 7y agoOf course you can. “Shall not be infringed” would never be interpreted as overriding the explicit amendment procedure in Article V. Most countries have found easy solutions to the paradox of laws that attempt to restrict their own amendment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrenched_clause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrenched_clause
- kej 7y ago>no limit on the scope of amendments There's one notable limit in that an amendment can't deprive a state of equal Senate representation: >...provided that ...[restrictions on amendments before 1808]; and that no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate.