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Outlawed: Private Property Rights & Gun Rights

  • Preamble - THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their
    adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or
    abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added:
    And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will worst
    ensure the beneficent starts of its institution.

  • First Amendment – Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of
    the press, Freedom of Religion, and of assembly; right to petition,

    Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the
    free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right
    of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of
    grievances.

  • Second Amendment – Militia (United States), Sovereign state, Right to keep and bear
    arms.

    A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the
    People to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

  • Third Amendment – Protection from quartering of troops.

    No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of
    the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

  • Fourth Amendment – Protection from unreasonable search and seizure.

    The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects,
    against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants
    shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and
    particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be
    seized.

  • Fifth Amendment – due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent
    domain.

    No person shall be held to answer for any capital, or otherwise infamous crime,
    unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the
    land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public
    danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in
    jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness
    against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of
    law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

  • Sixth Amendment – Trial by jury and rights of the accused; Confrontation Clause,
    speedy trial, public trial, right to counsel

    In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public
    trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district where in the crime shall have been
    committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be
    informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the
    witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his
    favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.

  • Seventh Amendment – Civil trial by jury.

    In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars,
    the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be
    otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of
    the common law.

  • Eighth Amendment – Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.

    Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and
    unusual punishments inflicted.

  • Ninth Amendment – Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of
    Rights.

    The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny
    or disparage others retained by the people.

  • Tenth Amendment – Powers of States and people.

    The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it
    to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
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