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For a good example of this phenomena see alcohol prohibition in the USA Passed an amendment to make it illegal Then passed an amendment to make it legal Inst

For a good example of this phenomena see alcohol prohibition in the USA Passed an amendment to make it illegal Then passed an amendment to make it legal Instead of revoking/cancelling/etc to the first one

jpatokal 13y ago
The only way to "revoke/cancel" (repeal) an amendment is to issue a new amendment repealing a previous amendment, which is precisely what the 21st Amendment does. Think of it like git version history: even a revert is actually a new commit.