Topic: Has the third amendment of the U.S. constitution ever been infringed upon?

Catherine !TGirlYJKXM started this discussion 9 years ago #57,385

I feel stupid for just learning what it was. It's a pretty short amendment and seems to be well worded.

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.

I never heard much focus on this amendment so it makes me wonder if it has ever been infringed upon.

Wildchild !GjXpatdBd. joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #737,581

Probably sometime back in 1776-1900, otherwise I don't know.

beckyphone joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #737,597

There was a cool case about it not long ago. Hang on, I will link.

beckyderp !yDoooooooo double-posted this 9 years ago, 4 hours later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #737,693

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/03/23/federal-court-rejects-third-amendment-claim-against-police-officers

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 34 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #737,710

@OP

> I feel stupid for just learning what it was. It's a pretty short amendment and seems to be well worded.
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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 prescribed by law.

> I never heard much focus on this amendment so it makes me wonder if it has ever been infringed upon.

To my knowledge it was infringed upon ony twice, the first time in 1798 and the second in 1823.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 hour later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #737,735

@previous (D)
No
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engblom_v._Carey

Catherine !TGirlYJKXM (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 5 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #737,740

@737,693 (beckyderp !yDoooooooo)
Wait, so the decision that it wasn't an infringement came down to semantics that police are not soldiers?

beckyderp !yDoooooooo replied with this 9 years ago, 4 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #737,744

@previous (Catherine !TGirlYJKXM)
Yeah, something like that

Catherine !TGirlYJKXM (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 4 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #737,748

@previous (beckyderp !yDoooooooo)
That seems kind of dumb.

beckyderp !yDoooooooo replied with this 9 years ago, 2 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #737,753

@previous (Catherine !TGirlYJKXM)
definitions matter a lot in the law

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