2007-09-13 09:10:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
The third amendment is part of the Bill of Rights -- in this case, the right to not be forced to "quarter" soldiers (house and feed and provide supplies) during peacetime. During war, the law can mandate that citizens quarter soldiers -- but it has to be under the law (the military cannot order it without support of the law).
This amendment was the result of a very long history of civilians' experiences of being forced to house, feed, and supply soldiers without compensation from the military or government. There were many complaints about this practice, even before the US Revolution (e.g., the French & Indian war), and some of the colonies had laws against quartering of troops. Also note that this was not solely a complaint of the colonists; British civilians had long complained about being forced to quarter soldiers.
In the Declaration of Independence, you can find a complaint about quartering troops, listed as one of the complaints against the King.
This amendment is one of the least litigated. One article for reference is included below:
2007-09-13 09:43:42 · answer #1 · answered by M L Dion 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Third Amendment Definition
2016-12-15 18:06:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's an important amendment and not outdated at all. Pity the Brits didn't have it, because during WW2, the British General Montgomery ousted some guy and his family in order to turn the guy's mansion and estate into a military headquarters for 5 years.
And this happened in Britain, not near front lines or anything.
Imagine being kicked out of your home for half a decade.
2007-09-13 09:31:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
''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.''
This is pretty outdated. In the era of the Revolutionary war, soldiers were often quartered to people's houses. It's mostly irrelevant now, having only been cited in federal court once that I know of. Since the civil war, military operations on american soil are increasingly infrequent, though one could fear in the past six years that may change.
This has been used before to argue the constitution implying a right to privacy. One justice of the supreme court in the 1960s ruled this applies to all agents of the state.
2007-09-13 09:17:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pretty simple, it is supposed to keep the Govt from forcing home owners to house troops except for times of extreme emergency.
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.
2007-09-13 09:18:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
3rd Amendment Definition
2016-10-03 06:51:45 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-26 22:23:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"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."
It means that the military can not force a home owner to house troops.
2007-09-13 09:15:46 · answer #8 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That one is a bit outdated. During early war years, you were required to allow soldiers entry to your house.
2007-09-13 09:16:10 · answer #9 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋