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Originally Posted by Richard
MOO, but this is the only part of the Constitution which was not brought about by compromise and the only part which should not be subject to amendment.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
The rest of that foundational document, as well as its ratified amendments, are open to the amendment process as has always been the case since its adoption on 17 Sep 1787 and its going into effect on 4 Mar 1789 - as "We the people" determine it to be fit and proper...and to argue otherwise is, also IMO, contrary to why the so-called "Founders" included an amending process in the first place.
Richard 
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Interesting exclusion and even more so your use of the qualifier:
should not
I disagree with the exclusion part and otherwise agree that the entire document is subject to amendment.
Yes my brothers - this wonderful parchment is subject to the whims of the 2/3 majority and we must be very cautious and even more judicious whenever we consider such - especially in the low-information, attention-deficit environment we find ourselves in.
Just because one can doesn't mean one should!