Talk:Third Amendment to the United States Constitution
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The suggested origin of the third amendment is not wrong but misses the main point. A primary cause of the American Revolution was that, for perhaps a hundred years or so, Americans had thought they had the same rights as Englishmen. But events during and after the French and Indian War convinced them this was not the case.
The rights of Englishmen included:
- Freedom of speech (From the English Bill of Rights, 1689) - The right to bear arms (E Bill of Rights) - The right not to have troops billeted in their homes (from the Petition of Right, 1628) - The right to a trial by jury (E Bill of Rights) - Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure (perhaps from Entick v. Carrington*, 1765) - Protection from excessive fines and cruel and unusual punishment (E Bill of Rights)
The larger part of the US Bill of Rights was to make sure that, in the new America, people would have the rights they thought they had had all along.
(*Curiously, Entick v. Carrington was cited by the US Supreme Court in Griswold v. Connecticut, 1965 - the decision that arguably established a right to privacy in the United States)
KJB
Questions on Controversy
Is this the least debated admendment?
- It has all of one case under it, so I suspect so. Probably the most debated part of it is whether or not it serves any purpose anymore... 68.39.174.238 00:07, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
This amendment serves a purpose. If army soldiers were to come to your house tomorrow night en route to a military base and demand to stay a few days, this amendment might come in handy. And if there was a manner prescribed by law by which soldiers could stay in your house if the nation were at war, just consider: Would that allow soldiers to be quartered in your house now, while we are engaged in a "war on terrorism," or would a Congressional declaration of war be necessary? The amendment could become relevant and the issues could become thorny . . . takethemud 02:44, 4 November 2006 (UTC)takethemud
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I am currently doing a report on this subject and find this particular site to be not very helpful. The history of the amendment and its occurances in present day are not easily found for a student of my stature, that is continuing her quest for knowledge finds this webpage difficult to comprehend. I am not sure that anyone will read this but if you do, please feel free to comment on my few words of constructive critisim. Thank you. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.129.126.100 (talk) 00:14, 1 February 2007 (UTC).
