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Originally Posted by MaDalton
i don't understand this Amendment thing - there was one about prohibition and that was taken back
why is this different?
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The process to either pass or repeal an amendment is quite lengthy. The 18th amendment (prohibition) was repealed in 1933 by the 21st amendment, it took 10 months for that to go through and repeal was extremely popular. 10 months in that process is pretty much as fast as something could possibly happen.
In comparison, it took decades for the temperance movement to create enough support to get the 18th amendment passed and I believe it was about 2 years between proposing prohibition and it passing.
Very few amendments get repealed and the first 10 amendments are the American Bill Of Rights. It would take a tremendous effort to repeal the 2nd amendment (Right to bear arms) and would probably result in a revolution (imho). The right to keep and bear arms is considered by many Americans to be one of the basic rights of man.
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