I think the answer to your question is that, yes, the Amendment process could be used to remove rights guaranteed by other Amendments.
An example is the 21st Amendment which repealed the 18th Amendment (prohibition), Section 1 of the 21st Simply says: The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed. (Maybe not the best example because prohibition didn't give any rights LOL)
The process of Constitutional Amendments is an arduous one, intentionally so in my opinion. But the bottom line is that someday, enough folks may feel strongly enough about any Amendment to repeal that Amendment.
As long as it is done according to the process set out in Article 5 of the Constitution, I think we would be, as citizens, required to accept it and, if we cant accept it, move on to another locale. I mean who would want to live in a Nation where you couldn't bear arms or be free from unreasonable searches and seizures?
I found this short article on the Amendment process, informative, it provided some information that I'd either forgotten, or never knew:
The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures.
The Congress proposes an amendment in the form of a joint resolution. Since the President does not have a constitutional role in the amendment process, the joint resolution does not go to the White House for signature or approval.
The Archivist of the United States submits the proposed amendment to the States for their consideration by sending a letter of notification to each Governor. The Governors then formally submit the amendment to their State legislatures or the state calls for a convention, depending on what Congress has specified.
When a State ratifies a proposed amendment, it sends the Archivist an original or certified copy of the State action, which is immediately conveyed to the Director of the Federal Register.
A proposed amendment becomes part of the Constitution as soon as it is ratified by three-fourths of the States (38 of 50 States). When the OFR verifies that it has received the required number of authenticated ratification documents, it drafts a formal proclamation for the Archivist to certify that the amendment is valid and has become part of the Constitution. This certification is published in the Federal Register and U.S. Statutes at Large and serves as official notice to the Congress and to the Nation that the amendment process has been completed.
In recent history, the signing of the certification has become a ceremonial function attended by various dignitaries, which may include the President. President Johnson signed the certifications for the 24th and 25th Amendments as a witness, and President Nixon similarly witnessed the certification of the 26th Amendment along with three young scholars. On May 18, 1992, the Archivist performed the duties of the certifying official for the first time to recognize the ratification of the 27th Amendment, and the Director of the Federal Register signed the certification as a witness.
https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/constitution
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