Essay On The 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.”
The third amendment was proposed by Congress to the states in September 25, 1789. Shortly after that it was ratified in December 15, 1791.This amendment is one of the least controversial of the Bill rights and its rarely litigated.
Throughout the colonial time, colonists were forced to let British soldiers sleep in their homes and eat their food. Quartering uninvited troops upset the people. When they spoke out about the injustice of having the soldiers take over their homes, they were punished by the British government. This further strained the bond between the Colonist and the British government. The bond was already strained due to the fact that the colonist felt neglected. Today the third amendment doesn’t seem to have any constitutional significance in present; indeed, not only is it the least argued amendment in the bill of rights, but the Supreme Court has never ruled on a case …show more content…
Tensions due to the presence of British soldiers in the colonies increased. In 1768 royal troops were redeployed to Boston, Massachusetts, to assist with law enforcement in a colony that was filled with resentment against the British authority. Many of the people in Boston became convinced that this standing army quartered among them in time of peace in violation of English law was designed to overwhelm them with military force. It isn’t surprising that the Boston massacre occurred. The Third Amendment appears to have no immediate established significance at present; in fact, not just is it the slightest prosecuted alteration in the Bill of Rights, however the Supreme Court has never chosen a case on the premise of
The third amendment was proposed by Congress to the states in September 25, 1789. Shortly after that it was ratified in December 15, 1791.This amendment is one of the least controversial of the Bill rights and its rarely litigated.
Throughout the colonial time, colonists were forced to let British soldiers sleep in their homes and eat their food. Quartering uninvited troops upset the people. When they spoke out about the injustice of having the soldiers take over their homes, they were punished by the British government. This further strained the bond between the Colonist and the British government. The bond was already strained due to the fact that the colonist felt neglected. Today the third amendment doesn’t seem to have any constitutional significance in present; indeed, not only is it the least argued amendment in the bill of rights, but the Supreme Court has never ruled on a case …show more content…
Tensions due to the presence of British soldiers in the colonies increased. In 1768 royal troops were redeployed to Boston, Massachusetts, to assist with law enforcement in a colony that was filled with resentment against the British authority. Many of the people in Boston became convinced that this standing army quartered among them in time of peace in violation of English law was designed to overwhelm them with military force. It isn’t surprising that the Boston massacre occurred. The Third Amendment appears to have no immediate established significance at present; in fact, not just is it the slightest prosecuted alteration in the Bill of Rights, however the Supreme Court has never chosen a case on the premise of