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Section 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.  

Section 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.  

This Amendment was passed by Congress and proposed to the states in 1866, but was not ratified by the states until 1868, and whether the ratification was proper continues to be questioned.  New Jersey, Oregon and Ohio rescinded their ratification of this Amendment, and North Carolina, Louisiana and South Carolina all rejected the Amendment initially before ratifying it later.

This Amendment was passed by Congress and proposed to the states in 1866, but was not ratified by the states until 1868, and whether the ratification was proper continues to be questioned.  New Jersey, Oregon and Ohio rescinded their ratification of this Amendment, and North Carolina, Louisiana and South Carolina all rejected the Amendment initially before ratifying it later.

The U.S. Supreme Court has used this Amendment to invent new rights, such as abortion and a separation of church and state, which were never intended by those who drafted or ratified it.

The U.S. Supreme Court has used this Amendment to invent new rights, such as abortion and a separation of church and state, which were never intended by those who drafted or ratified it.