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* so if the people deem it necessary, then their representatives would pass such a law | * so if the people deem it necessary, then their representatives would pass such a law | ||
Issues, problems & limits: | 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 | * there have been no Court "explication" (judicial review or interpretation) over the 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 '''{{#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 | * = that any placement of soldiers in private homes must be according to law | ||
* = passed by the Congress and signed into law by the President | * = passed by the Congress and signed into law by the President |