- religion/speech/press/assembly
- bear arms
- protection from quartering of troops
- unreasonable search and seizure
- due process/double jeopardy/self-incrimination/eminent domain
- confront accuser/speedy trial/public trial/right to counsel
- trial by jury
- excessive bail/cruel or unusual punishment
- other rights not listed
- power of the states
- sovereign immunity
- election proceedures
- abolition of slavery
- applies bill of rights to states, denies public office to rebels
- suffrage by race
- allows federal income tax
- direct election to US Senate
- prohibition of alcohol
- womens sufferage
- lame duck (congressional term commencement)
- repeal of 18th amendment
- limits presidential terms to 2
- representation of Washington D.C. in electoral college
- prohibition of restriction of voting rights due to non payment of poll taxes
- presidential succession
- voting age
- variance of congressional compensation
The Definition of a Right
Sunday, August 30, 2009
I am getting sick of people saying that healthcare is a right. It's not. This is America, you get what you pay for here. I know that notion is ever shrinking due to the expansion of government and the expansion of funds coming out of the taxpayer pocket to pay for those who choose to work less or go to school less than others. When people discuss rights, I must assume that they refer to the Bill of Rights. Perhaps people need to read these so they can see what is and is not a right. Note that only the first 10 are considered the Bill of Rights, the rest are further Consitutional Amendments. I'll include them all so that no one believes that I have left anything out on purpose. Here's a brief outline:
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