• santa@sh.itjust.works
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    15 hours ago

    No. It’s in our Constitution. It can’t be whisked away unless it is approved through Congress.

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      2 hours ago

      It can be systematically deconstructed and defunded until it no longer works and is non-functional and frustrating to use and then that used as an excuse to eliminate it.

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      15 hours ago

      You have more confidence than I in the Constitution at this point.

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      15 hours ago

      I think the states would have to agree to it first, wouldn’t they? Congress can’t unilaterally modify the Constitution (thank Christ).

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        I think there needs to be a senate & congress vote AND a majority of states need to ratify the amendment after which the Supreme court does a review.

        Elon Musk and Donald Trump are so out of touch with the basic American citizen today that I’m sure they think the Postal Service is the organization that puts up road signs and highway barriers or something

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          I think there needs to be a senate & congress vote AND a majority of states need to ratify the amendment after which the Supreme court does a review.

          I’m not sure a Supreme Court review is an official part of the process—the SC can review the constitutionality of ordinary laws, but amendments are constitutional by definition.

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            Wouldn’t the Supreme Court need to review to make sure 1 new amendment doesn’t include wording that conflicts with other amendments thought? Just asking, not sure about any of these, in fact I cannot even remember any amendment ratified after the Women’s right to vote in the 1920s.