[TexasFreeper2009]

huh?

the 14th amendment only applies to blacks?

so due process doesn't apply to white people? sorry Ann but you lost me there.

[Syncro]

Due process is in the 5th, the 14th extended it to blacks.

Generally, due process guarantees the following (this list is not exhaustive):

• Right to a fair and public trial conducted in a competent manner
• Right to be present at the trial
• Right to an impartial jury
• Right to be heard in one's own defense
• Laws must be written so that a reasonable person can understand what is criminal behavior
• Taxes may only be taken for public purposes
• Property may be taken by the government only for public purposes
• Owners of taken property must be fairly compensated