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« Reply #25 on: July 19, 2006, 05:01:25 PM »

Obviously this amendment would be entrenched too.

I definitely support this. The fact that we were one Senator away from passing a freaking flag burning amendment means that total anti-bill of right's garbage can pass.
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« Reply #26 on: November 04, 2006, 09:38:49 PM »

Anyone else think it's time we make the Bill of Rights an entrenched clause?

This would entail amending the Constitution so that no part of the Bill of Rights can ever be repealed with a later amendment. Ever.

In addition to the Bill of Rights, I'd include the Civil War amendments too.

Making the Bill of Rights an entrenched clause would likely render the flag amendment pretty much useless even if it passed.

This may be one of the few sane and reasonable posts you have made here, but I agree with your idea wholeheartedly. I would like to get rid of both the 18th 'Prohibition' amendment, as well as the amendment repealing it, and renumbering all subsequent amendments, but that is a minor alteration and one I would not bother taking the time and effort to pursue. 
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« Reply #27 on: November 04, 2006, 09:47:50 PM »

Hmm, come to think of what you said, I have to disagree with the civil war amendments.  The 15th is fine.  The 13th needs more clarification on what slavery entails (ex. is the draft slavery?).  The fourteenth is too ambiguous and an abridgement of state's rights-I agree with some concepts, but the amendment should be shortened and less ambiguous.
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