Bill of Rights Day Haiku Challenge
Celebrating our fundamental freedoms
with bite-size poetry
1st Amendment: Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause, freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly; right to petition
I can call you an asshole
And not lose freedom - Latka Boo, Rupert Murdoch! Uniformity of news Makes the public dumb - Bon Journo
2nd Amendment: Sovereign state, the right to keep and bear arms
3rd Amendment: Protection from quartering of troops
4th Amendment: Protection from unreasonable search and seizure
5th Amendment: Due process, double jeopardy, self incrimination, eminent domain.
6th Amendment: Trial by jury & rights of the accused; Confrontation Clause, speedy trial, public trial, right to counsel
USA autopilot drones are nasty biz - Sam Django
7th Amendment: Civil trial by jury
8th Amendment: Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel & unusual punishment
9th Amendment: Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Constitution
10th Amendment: Powers of States and people
13th Amendment: Abolishing slavery
14th Amendment: Due process, equal protection, birthright citizenship
15th Amendment: The equal right to vote regardless of race
19th Amendment: No sex discrimination in the voting booth
24th Amendment: Prohibition of poll taxes
General Bill of Rights Topic/Tributes & Non-Haiku poems: