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To: Hugin

Source please.


26 posted on 08/18/2015 7:24:58 PM PDT by amihow
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To: amihow

The source is common sense and standard judicial practice. If an amendment did change what already existed, it wouldn’t amend anything. For example, the Constitution specified that Senators were to be appointed by the states. The 17th Amendment says Senators are elected by direct vote. If the latter amendment didn’t supersede the original, it would have no effect.


83 posted on 08/18/2015 9:38:08 PM PDT by Hugin ("First thing--get yourself a firearm!" Sheriff Ed Galt)
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