# Prohibited Constitutional Amendements? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 16, 2001, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prohibited-constitutional-amendements/58164 "2001-03-16T01:27:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnW77707](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@JohnW77707](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnW77707)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prohibited-constitutional-amendements/58164/1 "2001-03-16T01:27:37Z")
As part of a sub-thread of the Second Amendment “right to bear arms” question it was suggested (incorrectly) that it would be more difficult to change or repeal the Second Amendment or other parts of the Bill of Rights (as opposed to amending any other section). I do have a vague recollection from my Constitutional Law classes that there are at least some limitations on the Amendment process – i.e., you couldn’t eliminate either the Judicial or Executive Branches wholesale, and you can’t eliminate a state’s representation in the Senate (although you can tool with their delegation to the House of Representatives somewhat). Are there any heavy-duty constitutional scholars out there who can refresh my memory? ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prohibited-constitutional-amendements/58164/2 "2001-03-16T03:44:24Z")
Article V: > [@](#): > > The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate. ---
**Author:** ![2sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e47774/32.png) [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prohibited-constitutional-amendements/58164/3 "2001-03-16T05:56:14Z")
[The do it yourself version](http://www.mv.com/users/sos/Constitution.html).