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Old 01-20-2008, 10:38 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Jocke
Can an amendment say that something earlier in the constitution isn't true anymore?
Yes.

The original idea was that the Constitution needed to be totally relevant in the time in which it exists. Slavery is somewhat uncouth and was thus removed and blacks and eventually women were given the right to vote.

So yes. An amendment can do pretty much anything within reason.
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