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agreement with the rest of the majority opinion that
the
basic
features
of
the
constitution
cannot
be
amended in such a way as to destroy or damage its
basic structure …
The majority opinion was as follows:
“(1).
Parliament’s
amending
power
is
limited. While Parliament has the
right to abridge any fundamental
right or amend any provision of
the
Constitution,
the
amending
power does not extend to damaging
or
destroying
essential
features
constitution.
rights
are
features
therefore,
any
The
among
of
the
while
of
the
of
the
fundamental
the
essential
constitution;
they
may
be
abridged, the abridgement cannot
extend to the point of damage to
or destruction of the core of the
fundamental rights. Thus, it was
unnecessary to decide whether the