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To: demoskowitz
Good luck trying to see it repealed. The Dems don't have a two-thirds majority in Congress.

"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

35 posted on 12/01/2008 5:14:27 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop
The Regress cannot repeal any Amendment, f'Heaven's sake, certainly not by itself.

Repeal of any Amendment, as in the case of Amendment XXI, must be in the form of a new Amendment. The Regress might pass any bloody thing it likes, and your '2/3rds' applies to that as a Constitutional requirement, but whatever nonsense they pass as a purported Amendment must subsequently be ratified by 3/4th + 1 of the legislatures of the several states.

68 posted on 12/01/2008 6:15:02 PM PST by SAJ
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To: goldstategop
"The Dems don't have a two-thirds majority in Congress."

Even if they did, they wouldn't be able to do away with one of the Bill of Rights. They are part of the Supreme Law and untouchable.

69 posted on 12/01/2008 6:15:42 PM PST by Eastbound
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