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Prairie Gates

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5. Revive the Third Amendment!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Aug 26, 2025, 12:35 PM

Aug 2025

Its meaning is broader than the mere quartering of troops. It is about undue intrusion and expense of troops and police.

American fascism has always made light of the "quaint and dated" Third Amendment because it is the clearest indication that a free people cannot be burdened and ruled by armies and police.

Revive the Third Amendment!

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