Source: 5th Amendment Political Cartoon
Constitutional Connection: Amendment 5: Trial and Punishment, Compensation for Takings
"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 offense 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."
"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 offense 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."
Explanation Connection:
Even though we all nationwide think of being independent and imagine we are owners and have rights of ownership to things like our homes. It is sad to say that the Supreme Court recently have been trying to bash and wreck our US property rights, which is a complete disregard to the Amendment clearly stated in out US constitution (Bill of Rights). While people can try and protest and fight against it, there would need to be a check from another branch to alieviate this issue.
This political cartoon clearly demonstrates the rights of the people written in Amendment 5 of the United States Constitution. This cartoon depicts the fact that our Supreme Court who has the power to carry out laws, has been trying to infilitrate property rights in hopes of gaining more land and profit for the US government. This a breaking of Amendment 5 of the Constitution which states " No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation." In recent years as property has been constantly foreclosed and even stolen form US citizens by our federal govenrment under actions carried out from the Supreme Court.
If the 5th Amendment wasn't in place in our US Constitution we would have kinds of rights to anything we own. Thus implying that if there came a time when the government needed to build new sites for some kinds of government facilities people would have to leave their homes and anything else they had because they would've had the power to do that. I think that the Supreme Court could find another way to seize and occupy property under probable causes such as foreclosure or even illegal activity, but I know and believe that if someone is living a clean legal American way of life they should have everything to their possessions. Knowing this, the situtation depicted in the cartoon will be stopped when the constitution is put in action!
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