Amendment III

Amendment III

     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 amendment was created as a response to the Quartering Acts, which allowed British troops to house soldiers in private residences and even allowed them to take their food straight from their pantry. One question that could be asked is: Do civilians get in the way of soldiers? In a way, yes. If there is a war going on and the area that they are fighting on is near civilian villages, then they are bound to get in the way. Then again they might not be in the way if they offer their own homes to them, which would not be an obstacle, but more of an advancement. An important thing to remember is that the protection implied regarding property and privacy rights was from government intrusion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwf27RbF5Ec

     This link is to a video clip from a news broadcast. They talk about a police invasion of a Nevada household and how it goes against the third amendment. The police came in the house without the family's consent in order to watch their neighbors.

 

     This is a goofy little picture that shows a man using his rights to the third amendment. There is a military person who is trying to use Brent's house, but according to the third amendment, he cannot do that without his consent.