The 5th Amendment

The Fifth Amendment states, '[No person shall] be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.' It is for this reason that the final clause to The Fifth Amendment was added to the Constitution- to serve as a reminder that to value an individual is to value that person’s private property” (Fallon 37-39). This Amendment is a vital sign telling people to not take private property of others, and looking at this should remind us all that we have the liberty and freedom to keep as we wish. At a young age, most people are taught to respect the property of others, and are told to not borrow anything without the other’s consent. People see not only objects and items of use as property, but land as well. Nobody should be able to take land away from anyone, not even the government.

We could go by the first five amendments, especially the fifth, and have a say in what the government can or cannot do with our property. Some people plan to move a lot, so few are affected less than others are. On the other hand, millions of homeowners buy a home or acquire property with the dream of building upon the land they purchase. Others, along with building on top of their property, expect to cultivate their land and make room for businesses and workshops to expand in their work fields. Later on, they find out that the government had placed restrictions and limitations on the amount of land they could use, and being told that moving would be in the picture just after buying that land cannot be a pretty site. Not only to people buy homes or part time residences, but farmers all over purchase acres of land to graze off of and maintain a ranch or farm.