{"id":2768,"date":"2012-12-15T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-15T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2012\/12\/15\/december-15th-is-bill-of-rights-day\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:20:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:20:17","slug":"december-15th-is-bill-of-rights-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=2768","title":{"rendered":"December 15th Is Bill Of Rights Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:12421,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/billofrightsinstitute.org\\\/resources\\\/educator-resources\\\/bill-of-rights-day&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/billofrightsinstitute.org\\\/resources\\\/educator-resources\\\/bill-of-rights-day&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:14723,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.nytimes.com\\\/2012\\\/12\\\/15\\\/us\\\/politics\\\/obamas-reaction-to-connecticut-shooting-sets-stage-for-gun-debate.html?_r=0&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/billofrightsinstitute.org\/resources\/educator-resources\/bill-of-rights-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 15th is Bill of Rights Day<\/a>. Given the sad and tragic events of the preceding day, I think it goes without saying that we need to be on guard to protect all of the Bill of Rights from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/12\/15\/us\/politics\/obamas-reaction-to-connecticut-shooting-sets-stage-for-gun-debate.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;meaningful action&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp; While I sincerely doubt that &#8220;meaningful action&#8221; would infringe upon the Third Amendment, I have no doubt that it would impact rights guaranteed by the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/AP_Documents_BillofRights-963x1024.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/AP_Documents_BillofRights-963x1024.jpg\" width=\"601\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\">\n<h2>\n<i>The Bill of Rights \u2013 Full Text<\/i><\/h2>\n<h3>\n<i>Amendment I<\/i><\/h3>\n<p><i>Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,<br \/>\nor prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of<br \/>\nspeech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to<br \/>\nassemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3>\n<i>Amendment II<\/i><\/h3>\n<p><i>A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free<br \/>\nstate, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be<br \/>\ninfringed.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3>\n<i>Amendment III<\/i><\/h3>\n<p><i>No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without<br \/>\n the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be<br \/>\nprescribed by law.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3>\n<i>Amendment IV<\/i><\/h3>\n<p><i>The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses,<br \/>\npapers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall<br \/>\nnot be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause,<br \/>\nsupported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place<br \/>\nto be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3>\n<i>Amendment V<\/i><\/h3>\n<p><i>No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise<br \/>\ninfamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury,<br \/>\nexcept in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia,<br \/>\nwhen in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any<br \/>\nperson be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of<br \/>\nlife or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a<br \/>\nwitness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property,<br \/>\nwithout due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for<br \/>\npublic use, without just compensation.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3>\n<i>Amendment VI<\/i><\/h3>\n<p><i>In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a<br \/>\nspeedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district<br \/>\nwherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have<br \/>\nbeen previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and<br \/>\n cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against<br \/>\nhim; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor,<br \/>\nand to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3>\n<i>Amendment VII<\/i><\/h3>\n<p><i>In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed<br \/>\ntwenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no<br \/>\nfact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the<br \/>\nUnited States, than according to the rules of the common law.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3>\n<i>Amendment VIII<\/i><\/h3>\n<p><i>Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3>\n<i>Amendment IX<\/i><\/h3>\n<p><i>The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be<br \/>\nconstrued to deny or disparage others retained by the people.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3>\n<i>Amendment X<\/i><\/h3>\n<p><i>The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution,<br \/>\nnor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states<br \/>\nrespectively, or to the people.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 15th is Bill of Rights Day. 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