in extenuating circumstances, is it possible for an amendment to be suspended?
2007-02-28 03:15:38 · 4 answers · asked by ktchplvr90 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Yes. By way of example, the Writ of Habeas Corpus (Due Process--5th and 14th Amendments) has been suspended numerous times. Three examples that I can think of are when Pres. Lincoln supended it during the Civil War and more recently it was suspended during WWI and in the case of Japanese-Americans (Nisei) during WWII when they were "relocated" inland from the west coast.
2007-02-28 03:26:37 · answer #1 · answered by Silazius 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rights may sometimes be suspended in special, extenuating circumstances, but an Amendment remains in force until repealed by another Amendment.
2007-02-28 11:22:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Then it wouldn't be worth the paper it's written on. Only a formal repeal would work.
2007-02-28 11:22:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Only if martial law is invoked. Or if your a suspected terrorist.
2007-02-28 11:20:56 · answer #4 · answered by Mother 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋