Mark Small

Quartering Act of 1774 one of Intolerable Acts after Boston Tea Party auth’d Brit commanders to quarter troops wherever necessary, including homes of colonists. 14 Geo. 3, c. 54 (1774). Engblom v. Carey, 677 F.2d 957, 966-67 (2d Cir. 1982) dissent. 4/16

Quartering of troops: so abhorred by colonists it was included in Declaration of Independence: The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment... 5/16

of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world . . . The Acts were responsible for 3rd Amend. Gerlachi, 80 The New Eng. Quart. 39 (1966), cited by Atkinson v. Gurich, 248 P.3d 356, 360 n. 22 (Okla. 2011). 6/16

W/its historical origins rooted in English Bill of Rights of 1689, 3rd Amend embodies a fundamental value: the sanctity of the home against oppressive governmental intrusion. Engblom, 677 F.2d at 966-67. 7/16

England hadn’t invaded, but sent troops to part of the British Empire. Still, ppl here were angered by the intrusion - made worse, one may infer, by character of most British soldiers who came from society’s dregs. . 8/16

We anger ppl of other countries when we send our troops to their countries. Our people might live in places other than private homes, but we are on their soil, even after we have been asked (as in Iraq) to leave. 9/16

I doubt many of us would be happy if troops of another country patrolled our streets, used (not very accurate) drones to kill our neighbors, and refused to leave. Our policies neither make us loved nor more secure. 10/16

We should cut our military spending in 1/2, withdraw troops & drones fr many places they now reside, & pursue foreign policies consistent w/Declaration of Independence & Art. I, sec. 8 of The Constitution. 11/16