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- Dec 6, 2011
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- Location
- Upstate New York
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- Political Leaning
- Liberal
First Amendment - freedom of expression, freedom of religion, with this implicitly establishes freedom of thought
Second Amendment - right to bearing arms (self-defense, ability to overthrow government if it becomes tyrannical)
Third Amendment - soldiers can't force you to provide food and shelter for them
Fourth Amendment - cops can't just bust into your house and take your stuff without a warrant
Fifth Amendment - you are guaranteed due process, you cannot be charged twice for the same crime or forced to testify against yourself
Sixth Amendment - you are entitled to a speedy, fair, public trial by a jury of your peers, and counsel to defend you if you cannot hire
Seventh Amendment - all lawsuits can be tried by jury if the amount in question exceeds twenty bucks
Eighth Amendment - no excessive fines/bails, no cruel or unusual punishments
Ninth Amendment - Even if you are not explicitly guaranteed a right that does not mean that right does not exist (privacy)
Tenth Amendment - powers not given to the feds or denied to the states are given to the states or to the people
Second Amendment - right to bearing arms (self-defense, ability to overthrow government if it becomes tyrannical)
Third Amendment - soldiers can't force you to provide food and shelter for them
Fourth Amendment - cops can't just bust into your house and take your stuff without a warrant
Fifth Amendment - you are guaranteed due process, you cannot be charged twice for the same crime or forced to testify against yourself
Sixth Amendment - you are entitled to a speedy, fair, public trial by a jury of your peers, and counsel to defend you if you cannot hire
Seventh Amendment - all lawsuits can be tried by jury if the amount in question exceeds twenty bucks
Eighth Amendment - no excessive fines/bails, no cruel or unusual punishments
Ninth Amendment - Even if you are not explicitly guaranteed a right that does not mean that right does not exist (privacy)
Tenth Amendment - powers not given to the feds or denied to the states are given to the states or to the people