[oldfart]

"The only amendment in the BOR that is completely working is the third amendment..."

Not really. A second, and possibly more imortant, reason for placing soldiers in private homes was for surveilance. It was hard to plot any sort of demonstration, let alone a revolution, while a soldier of the king was sitting at your table. Such snooping is a lot easier now with the huge variety of high-tech "toys" the government has for seeing through walls, listening to conversations or following individuals through the use of GPS devices. All of which violate the Constitution in one way or another, yet the courts split hairs and allow them. Not only that, but we get to pay for it too.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Such snooping is a lot easier now with the huge variety of high-tech "toys" the government has for seeing through walls, listening to conversations or following individuals through the use of GPS devices."

That has nothing to do with the third amendment. What you are talking about is fourth amendment rights being secure in your home against unreasonable searches. This is the text of the third amendment:

"No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law."

Now please show me in the above text where there is explicit or penumbra prohibitions against governmental snooping?