Video gratis McCain loses bearings on 5th Amendment to US Constitution
Video de http//wwwjabberwonkcom/
John McCain gave a speech about the US Constitution and he got a fundamental fact about the Fifth Amendment wrong He says
There is hardly a clearer principle in all the Constitution than the right of private property There is a very clear standard in the Constitution requiring not only just compensation in the use of eminent domain, but also that private property may NOT be taken for 'public use' But apparently that standard has been 'evolving' too
but the Fifth Amendment reads
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
McCain's campaign, embarrased by yet another Gaff by the Senior Senator from Arizona tried to cover this up by posting an edited video on his website and altering the transcription to read
There is a very clear standard in the Constitution requiring not only just compensation in the use of eminent domain, but also that private property may be taken only for 'public use' But apparently that standard has been 'evolving' too
Poor John McCain He doesn't yet realize that in the age of YouTube, nothing can be disapeared down the Memory Hole
Links
Speech on McCain's website http//wwwjohnmccaincom/Informing/News/Speeches/Readaspx?guid=5385b2dd-fc8f-4bc9-9fb0-da2e2f1d9f98
Wiki Entry on Fifth Amendment http//enwikipediaorg/wiki/Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Daily Kos entry uncovering the cover up http//wwwdailykoscom/story/2008/5/12/05425/2994/579/514017
John McCain Losing Bearings Fifth Amendment
