2007-09-18 12:52:16 · 3 answers · asked by ? 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
The government doesn't amend it formally, the people do!
An amendment is proposed, if passed by 2/3 of the Congress it goes to the states for ratification, which also takes 2/3 of them to pass it!
They don't INFORMALLY amend the constitution! They may pass an unconstitutional law, or a Supreme court may INTERPRET it, but even that is subject to change. A good example is when the US picked up US citizens who were of Japanese descent, and put them in concentration camps during WW II! Clearly Unconstitutional. The Supreme Court Judge who wrote the opinion later admitted he was wrong!
2007-09-18 13:01:43 · answer #1 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's no *casual* thank you to amend the form, the technique is defined in the form. The shape has been amended by using fact circumstances substitute: specially situations society turns into greater enlightened (vote casting rights/abolishing slavery) or previous methods now no longer paintings (changing Presidential elections & sucession) in a mordern society. actually, the Constituion particularly hasn't replaced lots given the age of the rfile. with regard to interpratation (that may substitute over the years), that capability rests ultimately with the US ultimate court.
2016-12-26 17:27:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By judges making rulings based on their own bias.
2007-09-18 12:59:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋