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Described by some as “ a preference for the Civilian over the Military,” the Third Amendment forbids the forcible housing of military personnel in a citizen’s home during peacetime and requires the process to be “prescribed by law” in times of war.
The Third Amendment (Amendment III) to the United States Constitution places restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent, forbidding the practice in peacetime.
Third Amendment, amendment (1791) to the Constitution of the United States, part of the Bill of Rights, that prohibits the involuntary quartering of soldiers in private homes. As a matter of constitutional law, it has become one marginally cited piece of the fabric of privacy-rights jurisprudence.
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 original text of the Third Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.
It also bolsters other privacy rights for U.S. citizens. The Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that the federal government cannot house soldiers in a person's home without their consent. This straightforward amendment has generated little debate about its meaning or interpretation.
The Third Amendment limits the federal government’s ability to use private homes as lodging for soldiers. The Supreme Court has never decided a case directly implicating the Third Amendment and has cited it only in a handful of opinions. 1. Jump to essay-1 See infra Amdt3.3 Government Intrusion and Third Amendment.
An annotation about the Third Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.
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 limits the federal government’s ability to use private homes as lodging for soldiers.
Concerns over the existence of standing armies and their quartering in private homes spread to the American colonies. The Mutiny Act’s prohibitions on quartering did not extend to the colonies, where involuntary quartering continued. 7. The Quartering Act of 1765 contributed to growing tensions between the colonists and British Forces.
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.