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 * so if the people deem it necessary, then their representatives would pass such a law
 Issues, problems & limits:
+* the ban on quartering (housing) soldiers is absolute for times of peace (except w/ owner's consent), but not for times of war
 * there have been no Court "explication" (judicial review or interpretation) over the Third Amendment
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-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 '''{{#tip-text:prescribed by law|prescribed by law
+No Soldier shall, '''{{#tip-text:in time of peace|"time of peace"
+* = a strict ban on placement of soldiers in homes without consent of the owner during peacetime}}''' be '''{{#tip-text:quartered|"quartered"
+* "quarters" are living accommodations or lodgings
+* so "to quarter" = to put someone into a lodging or house, in this case private houses}}''' in any house, without the consent of the Owner, '''{{#tip-text:nor in time of war|"nor in time of war"
+* = allows for "quartering" during a war
+* but only under a law passed by Congress for it
+* note that the Constitution and its Amendments frequently allow for extra governmental powers under special circumstances}}''', but in a manner to be '''{{#tip-text:prescribed by law|prescribed by law
 * = that any placement of soldiers in private homes must be according to law
 * = passed by the Congress and signed into law by the President