Sat Nov 18, 2006, 09:52am
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
I don't believe that is to what the amendment refers. I believe it applies to the abolition of slavery, and forbidding a state to pass any laws to the contrary.
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You are correct that was the purpose of the 14th amendment, but exactly the same language appears in the 5th amendment.
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Amendment V
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 in cases 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 offense 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.
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