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However, this can be done by simple majority.

Therefore, congress could reverse themselves and remove that restriction on judges by simple majority in the future.

The amendment route makes it very solid law of the land that cannot EASILY be over-turned. We should do it NOW while the consensus is available NOW.

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Think about how long and hard it is to amend the Constitution. We've only done it 17 times since the founding of this nation and one amendment canceled another. (I'm not counting the Bill of Right as they're a special case in relation to Constitutional history.)

Removing the ability of the federal courts to hear such cases would be a quick, short term solution until a Constitutional Amendment could be passed.