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.
The third amendment may seem like another outdated one, but I don't think so. While that exact situation may never happen today, the principal of it is still important. The people of the United States regard their property as uniquely in their possession relative to other countries. Just think of the "American Dream," owning land is a cornerstone of that. Owning land was one of the main drives of settling the west.
When you consider the fact that the founding fathers could have just as well set up a fudel system as a federal system, the third amendment seems much more significant.
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