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To: nickcarraway

Tell me how a constitutional amendment could be considered unconstitutional. Isn’t that what amendments are for?


4 posted on 11/19/2008 11:16:16 AM PST by Genoa
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To: Genoa

Now I see it.
“All six lawsuits contend the measure is a constitutional revision, not an amendment, because it strips a minority group of a fundamental right.”
Call me dense, but I don’t know what the difference is between an amendment and a revision.


5 posted on 11/19/2008 11:17:53 AM PST by Genoa
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To: Genoa
They can't declare a constitutional amendment unconstitutional. But they can decide its a revision and declare its adoption invalid because it should have been passed in the manner prescribed for a revision. Based on past precedent however, they will say its an amendment and it stands. The gay community is not left without recourse. They can try to persuade voters to repeal it in a future election.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

6 posted on 11/19/2008 11:19:41 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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