The Amendments Series

I’ve just spent the past thirteen weeks writing about and exploring the significance of the Bill of Rights. I’ve learned much and I hope you…

The Eighth Amendment is one of those amendments that really spoils all those police shows we love to watch where the hero officer finally gets…

I confess, until studying the Seventh Amendment to write this piece, I didn’t know much about the Seventh Amendment, nor had I ever really felt…

This is the Sixth Amendment and it is the only right guaranteed both in the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. It is essential to…

In studying the Fifth Amendment, I’ve come to realize that there are multiple rights all wrapped up in this one “right” or “amendment”. It’s as…

We seem to have reached a point in America, where, we all know and realize that government is looking at our info and tracking us,…

“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…

When discussing the concept of “rights” with any conservative, or right leaning individual, I find that the one “right” that engenders the most passion and…

Perhaps one of the most quintessentially American rights that we have is the right to freely exercise our religious beliefs. But how many people take…