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Stevens was one of four dissenters. Overturning that decision via a constitutional amendment to get rid of the Second Amendment would be simple and would do more to weaken the N. But just how "simple" — or difficult — is it to repeal a constitutional amendment, and how does the repeal process work? Experts say there are two ways to go about it. The first process requires that any proposed amendment to the Constitution be passed by both the House and the Senate with two-thirds majorities.

It would then need to be ratified by three-fourths of the 50 states — or 38 of them. The "arduous process has winnowed out all but a handful of the amendments proposed over the past years," Ron Elving, senior editor and correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News, wrote earlier this month.

How much more challenging would it be to tackle individual gun ownership in a country where so many citizens own guns — and care passionately about their right to do so? The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment. The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or Possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.

Saving of laws giving effect to certain directive principles. The Supreme Court considered the challenge against the constitutional validity of the 25th Amendment in Kesavananda Bharathi case. The underlined part namely "and no law containing a declaration that it is for giving effect to such policy shall be called in question in any Court on the ground that it does not give effect to such policy," was declared invalid.

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The majority judgment authored by the then CJI JS Khehar held as follows: Causes a and b of Article A 1 do not provide an adequate representation, to the judicial component in the NJAC, clauses a and b of Article A 1 are insufficient to preserve the primacy of the judiciary, in the matter of selection and appointment of Judges, to the higher judiciary as also transfer of Chief Justices and Judges, from one High Court to another.

The same are accordingly, violative of the principle of "independence of the judiciary". Clause c of Article A 1 , in my view, impinges upon the principles of "independence of the judiciary", as well as, "separation of powers".

Clause d of Article A 1 which provides for the inclusion of two "eminent persons" as Members of the NJAC is ultra vires the provisions of the Constitution, for a variety of reasons.

The same has also been held as violative of the "basic structure" of the Constitution. In the above view of the matter, I am of the considered view, that all the clauses a to d of Article A 1 are liable to be set aside. On December 5, , Nelson Mandela, the former activist who overcame a nearly three-decade prison stint to become president of South Africa, passes away after years of struggling with health issues.

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