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SECRETSOFTHEBILLOFRIGHTS

Secrets of the

Bill of RightsBy Tim Young

Its one thing to say you know your rights, but its another to have the ACTUAL knowledge

of them.

My goal in writing this for you is that you truly understand the Bill of Rights yourBill of Rights.

These are the rights that give you, as an American, all the freedoms you need to pursue life,

liberty, and happiness.

In a world where we say that our freedoms are being taken away from us, how many of us

can actually name all the rights that we have?

After reading this, you will not only know what rights you have, but you will also know how

they apply to your life. As you will see, some of the rights our Founding Fathers gave youactually provide more freedoms than what they had originally intended.

I think we can all see now that many of these rights are being taken away, and not just by

one party. Both Democrats and Republicans threaten to take our freedoms every day

They even NEGOTIATE your freedoms away in Congress and the White House

Something needs to be done to protect yourself, and the rst thing you can do is learn what

freedoms you actually have.

Speaking of beginning, lets start with the roots of the Bill of Rights.

When the original Constitution was proposed in 1787 in Philadelphia, it contained very few

guarantees of rights for individuals. The framers of the document were more concerned with

setting up the government and getting it functioning than with what the little guy was doing.

It wasnt until after the fact that rights were issued to the people... months after the fact.


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The rst time something like the Bill of Rights started to take shape was on August 20,

1787, when Charles Pinckney, a delegate to the Constitutional Congress, proposed to the

then Committee on Detail that there be certain liberties given to the people. These liberties

included the freedom of the press and a ban on forcing people to house soldiers in their

homes. These proposals were rejected.

Almost a month later on September 12, 1878, the same issues came up again, but this time

in front of the entire Constitutional Convention. Those proposals were also rejected.

The men who framed the Constitution originally felt that the separation of powers described

in the main body of the document protected the liberties of the people. For that reason, the

Constitution didnt originally need a section on the specic rights given to the people.

Youd be shocked to learn that many historians believe that the reason for the Bill of Rights

was actually a result of the weather during the Constitutional Convention. It was a long,

hot summer of debate. The delegates were just plain tired of arguing so in the end, theConstitution was ratied separately from this Bill of Rights, the name given to the rst 10

Amendments passed and added to the Constitution.

In this guide, Ill take you through each part of the Bill of Rights. Youll learn the secret

intentions behind each amendment. Youll see exactly what each one saysand doesnt

sayabout your freedom. Most importantly, youll nd out the most important elements of

each amendment and how they apply to your life.

The Preamble to the Bill of Rights

Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New York, on

Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.

The Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting

the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or

abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be

added: And as extending the ground of public condence in the Government,

will best ensure the benecent ends of its institution.

RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States

of America, in Congress assembled, two thirds of both Houses concurring,

that the following Articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several

States, as amendments to the Constitution of the United States, all, or any of

which Articles, when ratied by three fourths of the said Legislatures, to be

valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution; viz.


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ARTICLES in addition to, and Amendment of the Constitution of the United

States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratied by the Legislatures of

the several States, pursuant to the fth Article of the original Constitution.

Americans dont truly realize how lucky we are to have had a scorching hot summer during

the Constitutional Convention. The framers of the Constitution caved to the inuence of the

weather to give us expressly written freedoms as individuals.

Here in this text you can see that the concept of these rights was to spell out exactly what

freedoms people had in order to build condence and support for the government that would

rule over them.

The critical lines in the Preamble that you should pay attention to are:

1. in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further

declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added...

and

2. And as extending the ground of public condence in the Government, will

best ensure the benecent ends of its institution...

Lets begin by examining the rst line. What are they saying here?

The United States were unied as a country in deance of England which, without going

into a huge history lesson, had just gone out of its way to be a jerk and try to control Americawith policies and taxation. We can see how well that all turned out for the Brits!

The Constitutional framers knew that if the people got upset, they had weapons and would

surely use them to stand up for their freedoms once more. It was ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL

that the governing document of this new American country state that the government would

do all it could not to be abusive and not be like the former rulers of the land, the British.

Here, they are saying that they are going to personally put the brakes on their powers to

keep themselves in further check and keep the people as free as possible.

As youll see when we go through the rst ten amendments, this Constitutional Congress

seems to ask itself what Britain did that ticked the people off, so that they could write out that

they wouldnt allow the same mistakes to happen again. This is a good move if youre about

to rule a group of people willing to do anything, including die, for their freedoms.

The second highlighted line above proves that point. They want to extend the ground of

public condence, which means they want these people to know that they arent going to be

like the old rulers in town.


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I cant help but think of the example of a dating situation where a man asks a woman what

her ex-boyfriend did that made her break up with him.

The woman tells the guy that her ex would ignore her when she talked about her problems

and would tell her that her cooking was terrible and in response the new guy says I will

ALWAYS listen to you and I LOVE your cooking!

Youll see how that comes into play when we get into the rights that are given to the people.

The Constitutional Congress has an impress-your-date conversation with the people of

America that goes a little something like this:

What did those mean British rulers do to you? They took your guns?!?!? They forced you to

let their soldiers live in your house?!?! I would never do that to you, I care about you and Im

a different kind of guy.

See how that works? Odds are that even if the man in the example above (or thegovernment at the time) was lying, there would be the proverbial second date. People want

to believe that you believe in them and that you will be better than the last guy.

Amendment 1

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or

prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,

or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to

petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

This is probably the single most important of the rst ten amendments. It gives us not one,

but four critical rights that make us the country we are today.

These rights, simply put, are:

3. Freedom of Religion

4. Freedom of Speech

5. Freedom of Press

6. Freedom to Assemble

I want you to imagine an angry group of men sitting around coming up with the Bill of

Rights they were literally yelling about what they werent allowed to do under the British

government. These rst four rights were the most critical to them and the ones I would

imagine they were the most angry about at the time.


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What did England do that they hated?

They werent allowed to have their own religion, they werent allowed to say or print what

they wanted to about the government AND they certainly werent allowed to gather in one

place to speak out against government groups.

Lets break these down.

Freedom of ReligionAmerica was founded by a group of people who wanted to practice

their own religion, bottom line. And when they werent allowed to practice their religion in one

part of America or their sect was looked down upon by locals, they would leave that area

and move to another.

People wanted to escape the Church of England in order to worship freely and that they did.

I want you to note that there is no separation of church and state in the Bill of Rights, butwhere it is recorded, it was done so not because religious people were creating policies

people didnt agree with in the government (the way separation of church and state is

viewed today), but rather because the government and church were colluding in England to

control every single aspect of everyones lives as part of a tyrannical situation.

This has happened throughout time in more than one situation here it was the Church of

England before, the Vatican was on a quest for world domination as well and thats why

our Founding Fathers wanted to keep church and state separated, not because someone

who had a deep faith in God wanted to change policy based on their morality.

Freedom of SpeechFreedom of speech is the easiest to explain. Its the freedom to

communicate whatever you wish.

Notice I said communicate instead of speak. This freedom includes hand gestures, body

movements, writings, art, speaking, and everything in between. If we didnt have this

freedom, the government could control even the most random things.

As an example, say you wanted to paint your car orange. If we didnt have freedom of

speech, the government, with the common sense that painting a car orange is pretty

ridiculous, could stop you from doing so.

Everything we do to communicate is free of government control in the United States

because of this line in the Bill of Rights.

Now I know what youre thinking to yourself, there are certain words that you cant say on

TV or the radio and thats controlled by the governmentwell thats a different consequence

that was determined by the Supreme Court later down the line.


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Freedom of PressThis is the right for the media to give information about the

government, both good and bad, to the citizens.

At the time, the press was much slower and much more limited than today, which made the

information it created much more critical to citizens.

America found it important to tell the truth about itself and its leaders, whether or not that

truth was positive of negative. Europe still doesnt have such freedom.

I dont know if you pay attention to news from Europe or not, but there was recently a big

scandal that multiple newspapers printed pictures of a topless Kate Middleton, the wife of

Englands Prince William. I know, shame on me for discussing stupid royal news but I bring

this up to make a very big point. The European papers that printed the pictures were told to

stop their presses and cease publication of the pictures. They were also sued and lost!

Thats the difference between America and Europe. Governments cant boss aroundAmerican publications, nor can American newspapers be punished for printing something

about the leaders of any country. Its what makes America as free as it can be.

It also helps with our system of checks and balances of government. If the press can

release dirty information on a politician, that politician can be kept in check for all of their bad

dealings. See the case of Anthony Weiners indecent photos posted on Twitter if you need a

good example.

Freedom to AssembleThis is the freedom to organize and protest. Anything from Tea

Party rallies to Labor Unions can be organized under this freedom.

Does this mean you can get 50,000 of your friends together and march on Washington

tomorrow? To a point you still need a permit to do so, but no government entity will turn

you down.

In fact, when I worked for the Governor of Marylands ofce, we issued a permit to the Ku

Klux Klan to march in a certain city in the state. Now, I know you automatically think thats

disgusting, but if we didnt we would be violating the First Amendment.

When people complained about this permit, the response from our ofce spoke about theAmendment, and offered to give the complaining parties the right to have a permit to protest

against them in the same area if they were to apply.

Amendment 2

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the

right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.


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There are 2 specic freedoms here that have been argued back and forth by the left and

right for years

1. The right to have a well regulated militia

2. The right to bear arms.

The Right to have a well regulated militiahas been argued by multiple entities. A lot of

people believe this to be covered by the military, but others think that militias should be

created by the people for the people. My opinion is that it is the latter.

The Bill of Rights was meant to keep the people free. And at the time it was written, well

regulated militias created by everyday citizens are what changed the history of this country

and brought about its freedom. The right to have a well regulated militia lies with the

American people so that they can rise up against the government if it were to ever become a

tyranny again.

The right to bear armshas been one of the most hotly contested rights recently, especially

after school massacres, movie massacres, and the like. By sticking with my belief and

justications as to why I believe the right to have a well regulated militia was written, the

original framers of the constitution believed that the people should have the same level of

weaponry as the government.

Yes, it seems crazy to many, and even myself, that someone would need a tank or a

ridiculously large assault rie BUT we havent been under direct attack by our government

in a very long time. If the right to bear arms is infringed on by limiting what we can own,REGARDLESS of how ridiculous the weapon may be I believe it infringes on the original

concept of the right to bear arms. And again, I write this thinking to myself that certain

weapons should not be owned by the citizens people dont need rocket launchers, etc

The concept of the Second Amendment was that the people should have a ghting chance

against their own government. I do not believe this concept has been upheld.

Amendment 3

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without theconsent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed

by law.

This was another one of those Were pissed off at England freedoms. During the

Revolutionary War, British soldiers were taking over private households in America in order

to have a place to sleep and set up bases. Simply put, thats not going to happen again

unless of course, you allow it.


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Amendment 4

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers,

and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not

be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause,

supported by Oath or afrmation, and particularly describing the place to

be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Im not going to pull out what my friends call my legalese here, because the Fourth

Amendment can get extremely complex. Instead I want to explain to you specically what it

means from the 50,000 foot level.

You have a right to not be unreasonably searched or arrested.

This right has evolved over time, because as there were more and more laws on the books

as to what you could be arrested for, there needed to be more and more explanations as towhat has to happen for this to apply in different situations.

The critical thing here is that you have a right to your physical person and your property. You

cant just be thrown in jail, and you cant have your stuff taken or privacy infringed upon.

Notice I said privacy there Amendment Four is the one that is going to come into play

when drones start ying overhead and witnessing you in your home.

You have a right to your life, property and privacy here but, as we learned later in history

thats only if its reasonable. If youre screaming about your plot to murder someone inpublic, you can be detained and questioned because you werent private about it and

people can reasonably believe that YOURE GOING TO MURDER SOMEONE.

The Fourth Amendment is an entire law course in and of itself but just know that what I

said above sums it up.

Amendment 5

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous

crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except incases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual

service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject

for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall

be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be

deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall

private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

I plead the fifth! is the line that attaches to this amendment. This is one of the longer


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amendments, but the one with the simplest explanation: You dont have to testify

against yourself.

Now, whether or not refusing to testify against yourself makes you look like a guilty bastard

(because odds are you are at that point) is an entirely different story.

Amendment 6

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy

and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein

the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been

previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and

cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against

him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor,

and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.

This is probably going to be a confusing one for a lot of you to read. Its complex if you dont

know what youre looking at and it has changed throughout the years.

This complexity can be broken down into seven freedoms.

The freedoms that you are given here include:

1. The right to have a speedy trial.

2. The right for your trial to be held in public.

3. The right to have your trial in the area where the crime youre accused of has

been committed.

4. The right to know what youre on trial for.

5. The right to confront your witnesses against you.

6. The right to get witnesses that are on your side.

7. The right to have a lawyer defend you.

The British had pulled some really dirty tricks in order to punish the Americans; each and

every one of these rights was created in response to them.

Heres probably what happened at some point that brought about the Sixth Amendment:

The British soldiers captured a regular citizen, took him a few hundred miles from home,


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held him forever, never told him why they were holding him, then put him on trial. No one

was allowed in to the trial and witnesses (a.k.a. people he had never seen or heard of

before) testied that he did whatever he was being accused of. He wasnt allowed to say

anything against them or bring witnesses in his defense. Oh, and on top of all of that, the

British judge was spitting out a lot of that legalesethat he wasnt trained to defend himself

against, and so he was railroaded at the trial. Best of luck citizen, after waiting in jail for two

years on a verdict, you will be found guilty after getting your confusing time in court.

Amendment Six was a collective, The hell if that is ever going to happen again, against

the Brits.

Lets break it down:

1. The right to have a speedy trial means what it means. You arent going to be

stuck waiting around for years to nd out your fate.

2. The right for your trial to be held in public.Sure you cant take cameras or

recording devices into a courtroom, but you can have regular people come in and

watch the proceedings so they can see whats going on. By the way, if you ever

want to be entertained on a weekday, trafc court can be a real hoot to watch

3. The right to have your trial in the area where the crime youre accused of

has been committed.If you get a speeding ticket in Travis County, Texas, youll

be put on trial there not Baltimore, Maryland. It keeps you in a position to be

able to defend yourself and not be railroaded. It also allows for your witnesses, if

you have any, to be able to make it to the trial as well.

4. The right to know what youre on trial for. What are you on trial for? Youre

going to need to know in order to have a reasonable shot at defending yourself

before you go in to the courtroom, right? Thats the concept here.

5. The right to confront your witnesses against you.What was that? They

got Jenny, your lying ex-girlfriend, to testify against you? Here, you have an

opportunity to cross-examine your ex-girlfriend in order to prove she is a liar and is

only there because she hates you and wants to see you locked away forever.

6. The right to get witnesses that are on your side. You didnt run over a man with

your car, you were at a baseball game leading a section in the wave. You have a

right to call people from that section as witnesses to show you werent driving that

car at that time and that your cheerleading was awesome but mainly that you

werent driving that car.

7. The right to have a lawyer defend you. You have to le a who at what time?

What did that person say after they objected? The framers of the constitution


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The framers of the constitution knew lawyers and politicians had taken advantage of the

people at every point in history even to this day people are trying to take advantage and

screw you at every turn. Knowing that, they created a catchall. If it isnt here, that doesnt

mean it doesnt exist.

The freedoms in the Bill of Rights were specic freedoms the government wanted to

highlight they werent the only freedoms that people have.

Were some of those unlisted freedoms taken away by rulings of courts and the US creating

laws later down the line? YES.

Amendment 10

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor

prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or

to the people.

The Tenth Amendment does two things. First, it reinforces the Ninth Amendment that says if

the specic power isnt listed, that doesnt mean it doesnt exist.

Second, it says that if the power isnt given to the Federal Government, it is given to the

State Governments.

The Tenth Amendment essentially backs up separation of powers, but in a vertical way.

Simply put, if the power isnt given to an organization in the Federal Government, it goes

down the line to the States.

This has been the basis for numerous Supreme Court cases and has dened many laws

throughout the years, including but not limited to Obamacare.

Your rights are at risk every day in America, and its critical that you not only understand what

rights you have been explicitly given by the Bill the Rights, but also how they came to be.

Politicians and pundits alike will try to twist and turn the truth and the roots of our great

nation in order to take away your freedoms. As a result, its important that you educate

yourself with documents like this in order to protect yourself from their attacks.

Thanks for reading this report and as always, be smarter than they think you are.

Tim Young


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