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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Warring: This post is going to be long…

Fifth Amendment - 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 limp; 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.

Wow! That’s a lot to try to understand! I am having a hard time understanding this one, so I want you to help me explain it.

Before I begin lets define what the words infamous, presentment, indictment, and compensation.

Infamous:

1. notorious: having an extremely bad reputation.

2. abominable: so bad as to earn somebody an extremely bad reputation.

3. criminal law punishable by serious penalty: formerly, punishable by imprisonment or loss of civil rights.

Presentment:

1. presentation: the act of presenting something, or the way in which something is presented.

2. statement by jury: formerly, a formal statement made on oath by a grand jury to a court concerning facts and matters within their own knowledge.

3. commerce presenting of negotiable document: the presenting of a negotiable document for payment.

Indictment:

1. accusation before grand jury: a formal accusation of a serious crime, presented to a grand jury.

2. act of indicting somebody: the act of indicting somebody or the condition of being indicted.

3. statement or fact that accuses: a statement or indication that something is wrong or somebody is to blame a stinging indictment of our prison system.

Compensation:

1. money in payment for loss: an amount of money or something else given to pay for loss, damage, or work done.

2. giving of compensation: the act of giving money or something else to pay for loss, damage, or work done.

3. amends: something that makes amends or makes up for something else one of the compensations of living abroad.

4. psychology behavior that offsets weakness: behavior that emphasizes a particular ability or personality trait in order to make up for a deficiency in another.

Lets being taking apart the Fifth Amendment…

You do NOT have to answer for any crime unless you are in the Grand Jury. But if you committed a crime and you are in the land, Navy, or in the Militia. And you will not be forced to go through the trial again for the same crime if you have done it ones. You can not be deprived of your life, liberty, or property, with out the process of law.

William

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The Ten Commandments

First Commandment - You shall have no other gods be for me.
Second Commandment - You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heaven above nor on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
Third Commandment - You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.
Fourth Commandment - Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Fifth Commandment - Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Sixth Commandment - You shall not murder.
Seventh Commandment - You shall not commit adultery.
Eighth Commandment - You shall not steal.
Ninth Commandment - You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
Tenth Commandment - You shall not covet.

The Bill of Rights

First Amendment - 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 - 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 - 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 - The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable seaches and seizures, shall not be vionlated, 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 - 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 servicein 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 private property be taken for public use, with just compensation.
Sixth Amendment - 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 preciously ascertained by the 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 - 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 common law.
Eighth Amendment - Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Ninth Amendment - The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or desparage others retained by the people.
Tenth Amendment - 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.