Property Protection

"They are going to take you."
--Bryan Mills (Taken)

The Contracts Clause appears in Article 1, section 10 of the Constitution:

"No State shall...any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts."

This clause prohibits states from interfering with lawful contracts such as leases and employment agreements.

The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment states the following:

"No State shall...deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."

This clause states that states cannot interfere with life, liberty, or property without a trial at which the state must prove fault.

The Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment reads as follows:

 "...nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."

This clause states that, when the state meaningfully interferes with an owner's chosen lawful use of property, the owner must be justly compensated."

Together, these clauses reveal significant Constitutional protections for private property. Currently these protections are being abjectly perpetrated.

Shout out to Judge Nap for the lesson.