Too many people do not know our Bill of Rights, or the true meanings of why the Federal Constitution is what it is.  Sometimes, however, I get surprised and someone you never think would pay attention knows almost all the details. 

I witnessed this very example I just spoke of at a recent Boy Scout meeting in Hillsboro.  As I left, I thought to myself that we all need to know these by heart.  I have prided myself in paying attention and studying them, but there is always so much to learn.  I want to reproduce a few things here in reference to this matter.  Please read them and follow up on your own.  We live in the greatest nation on the face of the planet that is grounded in the greatest, most timeless literary work ever produced, with the exception of the Bible. 

The Intolerable Acts , or Coercive Acts were names given to a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774.  The Acts sparked outrage in the thirteen colonies and were important developments in the growth of the American Revolution.  The First Continental Congress was organized as a direct result of these acts.  Our Federal Constitution and then our Bill of Rights were a direct result of the efforts started with these events. 

In a nutshell…..

Amendment 1 :     Freedoms of Speech, Press and Religion

Amendment 2 :     People’s Right To Keep and Bear Arms

Amendment 3 :     Protection From Quartering Troops

Amendment 4 :     To Be Free of Unreasonable Searches and Seizures

Amendment 5 :     Right To Due Process and the Prohibition of Double Jeopardy

Amendment 6 :     Trial By Jury and Other Rights of the Accused

Amendment 7 :     Right To Civil Trial By Jury

Amendment 8 :     Prohibition of Excessive Bail, As Well As Prohibitions Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Amendment 9 :     Protection of Rights Not Specifically Enumerated In the Bill of Rights

Amendment 10:     Powers Reserved for the States and People

 Now, take a few minutes to study some more on your own.  You probably live in a safe house, in a safe neighborhood, drive what you need where you want to go and own a gun.  Not a SINGLE one of these would be possible without these protections.   Please help me and all others never allow any to be eroded in the least.

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