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Would it be possible to get rid of an amendment in the United States?
5 Answers
- FoofaLv 77 months ago
Congress nullifies an Amendment by passing a new Amendment, a la the 21st that de facto repealed the 18th (and ended Prohibition).
- Anonymous7 months ago
No. However; you can pass a new admendment that nillifies it.
- Anonymous7 months ago
No, there is no provision to "get rid" of a Constitutional Amendment. An Amendment can repeal a previous Amendment. The obvious example is the 18th Amendment (Prohibition) which was repealed by the 21st Amendment. The 18th Amendment still exists; a repeal is not a "get rid of".
- Uncle PennybagsLv 77 months ago
Of course. Although technically that is done by passing a new amendment that repeals the earlier amendment.
This has in fact been done before. The 21st Amendment was passed to repeal the 18th Amendment.