The reason why the 5th Amendment must not be changed can be found in the preamble to the Bill of Rights:

"THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution." (My emphasis).

Get rid of the 5th and what's next? "Oh, we don't want people saying bad things about the government, let's do away with the 1st Amendment". Then, "Oh, we don't want civilians to be able to protect themselves, let's get rid of the 2nd Amendment." Then, "Oh, we don't want people to have secrets, let's get rid of the 4th Amendment."

Far fetched? Ask the journalists at AP. Ask Verizon subscribers (and probably subscribers to all other wireless phone carriers). Ask Mayor Bloomberg and Sen Feinstein what they would like to do to law-abiding gun-owners.

The wedge has already be inserted and is being driven further in, blow by blow.

Is it that nice Prince who keeps sending me checks to cash for him?

In another 2,000 years, in one of the Martian churches of The Blessed Richard, children will be taught how the creator looked out over the land and saw it was arid and lifeless.

On the first day, The Blessed Richard said, "let there be light", and there was light. On the second day, The Blessed Richard said, "let there be water", and the canals of Mars were over-flowing with water... You get the picture?

Oh, and the first book of Martian scripture can't be called Genesis because Phil Collins has it copyrighted!

Well there's my nomination for 2012 Darwin Awards.

If guns are involved, whether used or not, it's robbery - not just theft.

Of the last two items of mail I've had from HMG here in the USA, one was sent through Deutsche Bundespost and the other was sent through Malta. So either the government doesn't trust the Royal Mail to deliver its mail, or the prices are so over-the-top that it's cheaper to ship the mail abroad and send it from there.

Well in that case, set an example and protect the Queen's English!

FTFY

No, Al Gore invented mathematics. That's why we have AlGoreithms.

http://www.businessinsider.com/jack-daniels-wrote-what-has-to-be-the-nicest-cease-and-desist-order-of-all-time-2012-7

You don't have to create an account to READ the Huffington Post, but you do have to create an account to COMMENT.

I had a similar problem with a filtered address input box a few years ago. No one from the town of Scunthorpe (in the NE of England) could sign-up for the site!

Two months to find out you have a squatter? At least we now know from where TSA recruits its screeners.