The "Actual" Bill of Rights

[Greg Peisert <gpeisert@jamesgregory.com>]

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   The Actual Bill of Rights

   AMENDMENT I

   Congress shall make no law establishing religion, but shall act as if
   it did; and shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speech, unless
   such speech can be construed as "commercial speech" or "irresponsible
   speech" or "offensive speech;" or shall [not] abridge the right of the
   people to peaceably assemble where and when permitted; or shall [not]
   abridge the right to petition the government for a redress of
   grievances, under proper procedures.

   AMENDMENT II

   A well-regulated military force shall be maintained under control of
   the President, and no entity within the United States shall maintain a
   military force beyond Presidential control. Any Amendment to this
   Constitution barring involuntary servitude shall not be applied to
   conscription by the military. The right of the people to keep and bear
   arms shall be determined by the Congress and the States and the Cities
   and the Counties and the Towns and someone named Fred.

   AMENDMENT III

   No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without
   the consent of the owner, unless such house is believed to have been
   used, or believed may be used, for some purpose contrary to law or
   public policy.

   AMENDMENT IV

   The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers,
   and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures may not be
   suspended except to protect public welfare. Any place or conveyance
   shall be subject to search by law enforcement forces of any political
   division, and any such places or conveyances, or any property within
   them, may be confiscated without judicial proceeding if suspected of
   being used in a manner contrary to law.

   AMENDMENT V

   Any person may be held to answer for a crime of any kind, or for
   utterance interpretable as planning or encouraging one, upon just
   suspicion; and may be put in jeopardy of life and liberty by the state
   courts and by the federal judiciary, and of jeopardy of life while
   incarcerated; and may be compelled to be a witness against himself by
   the submission of his body or any portion thereof when so ordered by
   empowered authority, or by testimony in proceedings excluding criminal
   trial. Private property forfeited or confiscated under judicial
   authority shall become the property of the governments of competent
   jurisdiction and shall be immune from seizure by injured parties.

   AMENDMENT VI

   In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to
   avoid prosecution by exhausting the legal process and its
   practitioners. Failure to succeed shall result in speedy
   plea-bargaining. Convicted persons shall be entitled to appeal until
   sentence is completed. It shall be unlawful to bar or deter an
   incompetent person, but encouraged to bar a fully informed person,
   from service on a jury.

   AMENDMENT VII

   In civil suits, where a contesting party is a person whose private
   life may interest the public, the right of trial in the Press shall
   not be abridged.

   AMENDMENT VIII

   Sufficient bail may be required to ensure that dangerous persons
   remain in custody pending trial. There shall be no right of the public
   to be afforded protection from dangerous persons, and such protection
   shall be dependent upon incarceration facilities available.

   AMENDMENT IX

   The enumeration in The Constitution of certain rights shall be
   construed to deny or discourage others which may from time to time be
   extended by the branches of Federal, State or Local government, unless
   such rights shall themselves become enacted by Amendment.

   AMENDMENT X

   The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution
   shall be deemed to be powers residing in persons holding appointment
   therein through the Civil Service, and may be delegated to the States
   and local Governments as determined by the public interest. The public
   interest shall be determined by the Civil Service.

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   Co-edited by James W. Harris, mailto:james@self-gov.org

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