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To: cynwoody

In as much that the 14th amendment is an amendment to the Bill of Rights, how can it trump the original articles of the constitution.


120 posted on 08/09/2008 2:02:23 PM PDT by usmcobra (I sing Karaoke the way it was meant to be sung, drunk, badly and in Japanese)
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To: usmcobra
In as much that the 14th amendment is an amendment to the Bill of Rights, how can it trump the original articles of the constitution.

The Bill of Rights is simply the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Although they do have a certain historical significance (hence the name), they enjoy no special status above and beyond other amendments. In fact, later amendments trump earlier amendments, just as they trump articles. The Constitution is meant to be changeable, just not easily.

130 posted on 08/09/2008 2:27:59 PM PDT by cynwoody
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