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essephyesterday at 10:33 PM1 replyview on HN

If they can't be abridged, then why do we have amendments?

And no, that would be the courts at work, which may or may not be beholden to the whims of other political figures.


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crazygringoyesterday at 10:39 PM

It takes more than majority vote to add a new amendment.

Go ahead and try, but I don't think you'll find that an amendment to restrict people's freedoms is going to be very popular. Because it will be seen as anti-democratic.