Assertion: constitutional amendment | /r/CapableOf | lose its vitality
Facets:
value: by lapse of time
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In the 1939 case of Coleman v. Miller, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress has the final authority to determine whether, by lapse of time, a proposed constitutional amendment has lost its vitality before being ratified by enough states, and whether state ratifications are effective in light of attempts at subsequent withdrawal.