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| rdfs:comment | - The Fifth Amendment, sometimes called the voting reform, is an amendment to the Lovian Constitution that was proposed in May 2010 by Yuri Medvedev on behalf of Jon Johnson. The Fifth Amendment only amends Constitutional Article 8 that concerns the voting procedure in federal elections. Most notably, the amendment replaced the one-man-three-votes with a six-point-system in which the three votes are given a different weight. This way, the election outcomes will be less marked by the so called sympathy vote. The amendment was accepted in Congress by a 85.71% majority (12 against 2) on July 4, 2010.
- The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was used by Oswald Danes as a legal justification for why he could not be re-executed following the events of Miracle Day. He claimed that the Fifth Amendment's guarantee that ". . . nor shall any person be subject for the same offence twice", in concert with the Eighth Amendment's protection against "cruel or unusual punishment" offered him a superior legal position from which he could viciously sue the Governor of Kentucky. (TV: The New World)
- The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that: The Fifth Amendment guarantees the right to a grand jury and prohibits double jeopardy, compelled self-incrimination, and the taking of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
- In several episodes of Forever Knight, people refer to "taking the Fifth"; and, in the episode "Spin Doctor", Nick cites it in court in order to avoid testifying at one of the McCarthy hearings in the 1950s. These references are to the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The text of the Fifth Amendment states: The portion of this amendment that is relevant to the scenes in Forever Knight is the phrase, "nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself".
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| abstract | - The Fifth Amendment, sometimes called the voting reform, is an amendment to the Lovian Constitution that was proposed in May 2010 by Yuri Medvedev on behalf of Jon Johnson. The Fifth Amendment only amends Constitutional Article 8 that concerns the voting procedure in federal elections. Most notably, the amendment replaced the one-man-three-votes with a six-point-system in which the three votes are given a different weight. This way, the election outcomes will be less marked by the so called sympathy vote. The amendment was accepted in Congress by a 85.71% majority (12 against 2) on July 4, 2010.
- The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was used by Oswald Danes as a legal justification for why he could not be re-executed following the events of Miracle Day. He claimed that the Fifth Amendment's guarantee that ". . . nor shall any person be subject for the same offence twice", in concert with the Eighth Amendment's protection against "cruel or unusual punishment" offered him a superior legal position from which he could viciously sue the Governor of Kentucky. (TV: The New World)
- In several episodes of Forever Knight, people refer to "taking the Fifth"; and, in the episode "Spin Doctor", Nick cites it in court in order to avoid testifying at one of the McCarthy hearings in the 1950s. These references are to the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The original United States Constitution was adopted on 17 September 1787, by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and later ratified by conventions in each U.S. state in the name of "The People". However, in 1789, a series of articles were introduced by James Madison to the First United States Congress. When they had been ratified by three-quarters of the States, they came into came into effect on 15 December 1791. Collectively, the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known in the U.S. as the Bill of Rights. The text of the Fifth Amendment states: The portion of this amendment that is relevant to the scenes in Forever Knight is the phrase, "nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself". The fifth amendment protects witnesses from being forced to incriminate themselves. To "plead the Fifth" is to refuse to answer a question because the response could provide self-incriminating evidence of an illegal conduct punished by fines, penalties or forfeiture. The fifth amendment protections apply when an individual is compelled to testify at a legal proceeding. They also apply during custodial interrogation, such as being questioned by the police. It is important to note that the "Fifth Amendment" is part of the American constitution, and hence part of American law. It is not part of the law of any other country. In particular (given that Forever Knight is set in Canada), the Fifth Amendment is not part of Canadian law. Adapted from the Wikipedia article on the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the United States Bill of Rights.
- The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that: The Fifth Amendment guarantees the right to a grand jury and prohibits double jeopardy, compelled self-incrimination, and the taking of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
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