Gina DeLong has lived in her home for 26 years. During that time the city has tripled in population, traffic is a mess, and there just are not enough roads. Tuesday morning the sheriff came to her house and told her that she had to move because a new road was going to be built right through her house. When she complains that she has lived there for so long and doesn't want to move, she is told, "Too bad, you have 30 days to get out with no fair market compensation."

Question: Which amendment is involved. What is the right thing to do according to The Bill of Rights?

Answer: The 5th Amendment. A compensation should be made to Gina DeLong for the destruction of her home.

Explanation:

The 5th amendment creates a number of rights relevant to criminal and civil legal proceedings.

It requires that due process of the law be part of any proceeding that denies a citizen - life, liberty or property and requires the government to compensate citizens when it takes their private property for public use.

In this case the City has experience massive growth which requires expansion of roads as a result of traffic overload. The expansion of roads would require that private citizens on these roads be relocated and Gina belongs in this category.

The 5th amendment gives Gina the right to a civil legal proceeding requesting the government to compensate her at a fair price for her property.