Amendment III

Amendment III

“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.”

The third amendment is an amendment that seems to be very distant from many modern American’s realities because none of us has ever had to deal with the quartering of soldiers. It is the right of the US Citizens to not be required to provide housing and care for soldiers. Quartering of soldiers doesn’t seem to have been an issue since the American Revolution. Personally, it is an amendment that is not as relevant today because there have been no wars fought on US soil for at least a century, so no one worries about soldiers showing up at the front door needing food and a place to stay.

This video gives an explanation of the third amendment, and I included it because I wanted to include a broader definition why the framers included the amendment. The reporter explains that it is an amendment that does not have much relevance today, but it was put in place for a reason so its still worthy to have.

This video is of a nutcracker doll singing a parody song of the third amendment. I thought it was funny and when I first watched the video, I thought, “There is no way this man has soldiers quartered in his home!” So after listening to the song a couple of times, I realized he was joking about his third amendment right being infringed upon. I thought this would be appropriate considering the third amendment is not very relevant today.