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Bill of Rights
Ten of the Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America
Article I
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.
Article II
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.
Article 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.
Article IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses,
papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures,
shall not be violated, 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.
Article V
No person shall be held to answer for a 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 limb; 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.
Article VI
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 wherein the crime shall have been committed, which
district shall have been previously ascertained by 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 defence.
Article VII
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 reexamined in
any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of
the common law.
Article VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed,
nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Article IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall
not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the
people.
Article X
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.
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To best facilitate the institution of the utmost freedom
of man in the land, the Congress:
Article I
Shall ever regard this grand charter's role inherent to the people:
worshipping of God in the faith of one's choice; speaking freely
or forming a committee to go before some magistrate to beseech
fairness; or printing off-beat rebel sheets. No person shall
ever be excepted!
Article II
Shall not make guns illegal. Patriots beware! Note gun prohibition.
If elected, defeat the heresy; perfect freedom. Rise against
the betrayal!
Article III
Shall frown on the barbaric concept whereby uniformed military
are required to be stationed in homes. Sweep out the woeful notion!
An intense ban!
Article IV
Shall be prepared to assure all citizens' privacy, forbidding
public harassers such as a building agency's effete bureaucrats
to peep around in a person's house, perhaps to obtain dirt on
one's home and castle that's none of their business. With tapped
phones or bugs, there'll also be zero tolerance. Hereafter, that
ends! No debates!
Article V
Shall not prefer charges lightly in cases wherein felony offenses
are committed, when an ultimate penalty would be appropriate,
a principle which is not so applicable to occurrences that involve
people who inflict barbaric injuries while on an infantry mission;
and refrain from placing people at risk for total loss of basic
freedom, by being subjected to miserable expropriation injustice,
or made to reveal personal secrets. Furthermore, justice sure
won't be served if a man be unlawfully put on trial more than
once. No! a thousand times no! Sorry, it's now forbidden!
Article VI
Shall, in a non-civil case, be sure that a court is convened
with no delay, no unfortunate postponement; that poor people
who stand indicted in it can discover the charges, and names
of accusers; and that the circumstances will be clarified by
the deliberations of twelve unbiased jurors. It is affirmed that
cases not be heard non-locally, with free lawyers for all. Ah!
the hope is that these provisions might diminish the chance of
any abusive miscarriage of justice by the system.
Article VII
Shall, where a cash amount's not ridiculously little, no matter
how extraordinarily complex the case, assure it's heard by twelve
talented jurors, deliberating ably for over a month if necessary,
whose judgement cannot be contravened. Why? Chiefly to find the
truth.
Article VIII
Shall require abusive fund deprivations be cut. Shall nix merciless
unexpired confinements. None! Issue closed!
Article IX
Hear ye! Other signal truths are not specified; but not spelling
them out is not an indication they aren't to be respected or
honored.
Article X
Stop central authority governance, where the intent is to destroy
the other Houses that predate it. So to stop, let it be estopped
by title. Be it ever so detested!
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