"_The right of the people to be secure in their persons_, houses, papers, and effects, _against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated_, and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." 4th Amendment. "_No person shall be held to answer for a capital or other 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 offence 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." 5th Amendment. "_In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which districts shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor and to have the assistance of counsel in his defence._" 6th Amendment. "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, _nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted_." 8th Amendment. Having thoroughly studied the above portions of the Constitution of the United States, I now ask the reader to again study the concluding section of the Ku Klux oath: "I swear that I will _most zealously and valiantly_ shield and preserve, _by any and all justifiable means and methods_, the sacred constitutional rights and privileges of free public schools, free speech, free press, separation of church and state, _liberty_, _white supremacy_, just laws, and the _pursuit of happiness, against any encroachment, of any nature, by any person or persons_, political party or parties, _religious sect or people_, _native_, naturalized or foreign, _of any race, color_, creed, lineage, or tongue whatsoever." Without comment, I merely offer the above extracts for study and comparison, and let the reader draw his own conclusions at the end of the chapter.