Which Amendment to the Bill of Rights does the Obama Administration want to abolish the most?
First Amendment – Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, Freedom of Religion, and of assembly; right to petition,
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Second Amendment – Militia (United States), Sovereign state, Right to keep and bear arms.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. [5][6]
Third Amendment – Protection from quartering of troops.
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.
Fourth Amendment – Protection from unreasonable search and seizure.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Fifth Amendment – due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain.
No person shall be held to answer for any capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Sixth Amendment – Trial by jury and rights of the accused; Confrontation Clause, speedy trial, public trial, right to counsel
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district where in the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.
Seventh Amendment – Civil trial by jury.
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
Eighth Amendment – Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Ninth Amendment – Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights.
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Tenth Amendment – Powers of States and people.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
I’m not a Republican MB…Why do Obamunists never answer questions and just attack the questioner? Seems to be a pattern for you people.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
All successful Tyrants start by controlling the information available to the pubic. We all know about Stalin, Mao, and Hitler but a recent example is Chavez. Notice he’s been praised lately by Sitting Members of Congress! Democrats! Now this administration has singled out talk radio and fox as enemies of the State.
First on the agenda is silencing the opposition. Then ‘try’ going for the guns.
One big problem. Americans will Never go along! Then there’s our ‘volunteer military’. Oops! They’re effectively a citizen militia and I firmly believe the majority will side with We The People!
Sorry Obama, You Lose!
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
a tie between first and second
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Why do the majority of Republicans ask pointless questions with no logic or reasoning?
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
That would be none.
I’ll take Parroting Talking Points for one hundred, Alex.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Most likely the 10th, its the one that interferes the most with his agenda.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
you’re way off… the one every president since reagan has wanted to abolish… the 22nd.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
doesn’t matter,those technically cannot be abolished,since they come from God the government cannot change them
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
I think he wants to control the first amendment that way democrats illogical arguments are not exposed as illogical.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
cons destroy more parts of the bill of rights, they destroyed the 4th amendment with their war on drugs
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
18th
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Guns… It seems that with all the labeling going on the ammunition it will soon be hard to keep a weapon in the house and not have your goverment doing something about it.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Since George Bush did away with the 1st 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th and 9th, there really isn’t very many more to choose from.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
All of them. The Founding Fathers were closer to the Libertarian ideals than the Democrats and Republicans so by eliminating rights of the people, Obama has more control.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
None, and there is no evidence to support any such unwarranted assumption. Bush/Cheney, however, did a job on the Fourth Amendment. There were insufficient protests against that outrage.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
He does not want to abolish anything in the Constitution President of the United States of America Barrack Obama wants to restore the rights that were wrongfully taken away from us during the axis of evil (cheney bush rove)
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
a tie between first and second
Really depnds on the ones that hinder his agenda.
Hey everyone, The Democrats are signing the Patriot Act Extension.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
None, get a grip!
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Obama and his administration seem to be working equally hard on one and two. If given enough time, I’m sure they’ll make their way down the entire list.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
That would be the 1st, the 2nd and the 10th. Then it would be smoothing sailing to Marxism. Of course when it gets right down to it, the whole constitution is an inconvenient obstacle to what he wants to do. God bless.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
As far as I can tell the bill of rights are already abolished. The patriot act signed by pres "W" gave the govt the right to break into your home, search and seize whatever they want including YOU without a warrant. They can detain you indefinitely with no right to a lawyer or a court date. They can wiretap your phone as well.
The G-20 meeting in Pittsburg where all those folks were roughed up by the gestapo cops shows that we don’t have freedom of speech. Oh yeah, they said the people didn’t get a "permit" for their unlawful protest. Do you think founding fathe
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
God bless this question
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
He’s attacking them in order.
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March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
The Obama and ultra-left want to abolish ALL of the constitution, but to start with, in this order:
Amendment 2, dictators fear an armed populace. The first thing done by oppressive government is to disarm the citizenry.
Amendment 7, to remove any chance of the prejudged "anti-<insert your own term here>" being vindicated
Amendment 1, free speech and freedom to worship in any manner (including atheism, which is a religion after all) is pure death to dictatorships.
and finally
Amendment 10, which is already almost non-existent and has been since 1865.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
That would be freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
Speaking of media magnate Rupert Murdoch’s Fox, Dunn told the Times in an interview published Monday: "We?re going to treat them the way we would treat an opponent.
The Whitehouse has declared war on FOX news because they pick on the Whitehouse. Waa!
March 9th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Definitely number 1, but he’s well aware that #2 has got to go as well.