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Civil Liberties

jberryhill

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1. Freedom of the press extends to people who own one

Reply to Viva_Daddy (Original post)

Sat Feb 18, 2012, 03:47 PM

Feb 2012

The Second Amendment right to bear arms extends to people who can afford arms.

The Third Amendment right against having troops quartered in private property extends to those who own property.

The Fifth Amendment right to compensation for government taking of private property, again, extends to those who own property in the first place.

The phrase "all men are created equal" is not in the Constitution, by the way.

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I am not an expert on the Constitution or a lawyer, but... [View all] Viva_Daddy Feb 2012 OP

Freedom of the press extends to people who own one jberryhill Feb 2012 #1

That was part of the Declaration of Independence, which led the way to the writing of the pacalo Feb 2012 #2

Actually, it led to the writing of the Articles of Confederation. n/t ColesCountyDem Feb 2012 #3

Which led to the writing of the Constitution, which provided laws that would prevent the type of pacalo Feb 2012 #4