home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Newsgroups: sci.math
- Path: sparky!uunet!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!news.acns.nwu.edu!iapetus.earth.nwu.edu!fred
- From: fred@iapetus.earth.nwu.edu (Fred Marton)
- Subject: Re: Godel and the US constitution
- Message-ID: <1992Sep3.221914.16815@news.acns.nwu.edu>
- Sender: usenet@news.acns.nwu.edu (Usenet on news.acns)
- Organization: Geological Sciences Department, Northwestern University
- References: <1566@eagle.ukc.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 22:19:14 GMT
- Lines: 64
-
- In article <1566@eagle.ukc.ac.uk> nps1@ukc.ac.uk (N.P.Smart) writes:
- >As a Brit could someone post a summary of what the amendments to the
- >constitution are.
- >IE So when I read this discussion, which is very interresting, if I
- >see 14th Amendment I know what your talking about.
- >
- >Nigel
-
- 1. Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. (1791)
- 2. Right to bear arms. (Mind you, I'm just giving you the basics here.
- This one, in particular, is involved in a lot of squabbling.) (1791)
- 3. No unconsented quartering of troops. (1791)
- 4. Warrants necessary/no unreasonable searches and seizures. (1791)
- 5. Grand jury indictment necessary for trial; one trial/offense (the
- prosecution can't appeal an aquittal; can't be compelled to testify
- against yourself; due process; compensation for private property
- used for public use. (1791)
- 6. Fair and speedy trial by jury. (1791)
- 7. Common law suits where the value in controversy is > $20, the right
- to a trial by jury is preserved. (1791)
- 8. No cruel or unusual punishments nor excessive bail. (1791)
- 9. Other rights not listed are retained by the people. (1791)
- 10. Powers not delegated to the Federal government are resevered to
- the states or the people. (1791)
- 11. The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed
- to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted
- against one of the United States by citizens of another State,
- or by citizens or subjects of any foreign State [sic]. (1795)
- 12. Separate Electoral College ballots for the President and Veep,
- and what to do in case of ties. (1804)
- 13. No slavery. (1865)
- 14. Definition of a citizen; no state can abridge the rights nor
- deprive a citizen of life, liberty, or property without due
- process, nor deny any citizen equal protection of the laws;
- new census and 21 year old male citizens can vote. (1868)
- 15. The right to vote can't be denied on account of race, color,
- or previous condition of servitude. (1870)
- 16. Income tax! (1913)
- 17. Senators elected by the people. (1913)
- 18. Prohibition. (1919)
- 19. Women get the vote. (1920)
- 20. Congress and the Pres start their terms in Jan.; what to do if
- you lose a President. (1933).
- 21. Prohibition repealed. (1933).
- 22. Two terms or ten years as President, no more. (1951).
- 23. D.C. Electoral College votes. (1961)
- 24. No poll tax. (1964)
- 25. What to do if the President can't serve; replacing the Veep. (1967)
- 26. 18 year olds get the vote. (1971)
- 27. Raises to become effective after the next election. (1992)
- (Some controversy about this one. It was originally proposed with
- the Bill of Rights [1-10] but didn't get the 3/4 of the states 'til
- this year. Some have argued that because it took so long, it doesn't
- count, but the Archivist of the United States has put it in.)
-
- Sorry if anything isn't quite clear.
- fred
-
- *****************************************************************************
- ** F. Cung Marton ** "You're looking at me as if this **
- ** fred@earth.nwu.edu ** weren't a scientific explanation." **
- ** Dept. of Geological Sci. ** -- Linus Van Pelt **
- ** Northwestern University ** **
- *****************************************************************************
-