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  • You've misread the text. "But in a manner to be prescribed by law" is related only to "in time of war." So when the country is at war, homeowners can be required to quarter soldiers if the law says so. In a time of peace, no law can require homeowners to do so.
    – phoog
    Commented Dec 1, 2016 at 2:27
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    The SCOTUS (or any federal court, for that matter) does not and cannot act in the absence of a legal dispute of some sort. No federal court is allowed to issue any sort of ruling or opinion outside of a lawsuit; in fact, doing so would itself be a violation of the Constitution. Someone adversely affected by an apparently unconstitutional law would need to file suit in a federal district court to get the judicial review process started. See law.stackexchange.com/questions/14583/…
    – bwDraco
    Commented Dec 2, 2016 at 2:01
  • In English, that word "but" has the meaning "except for..." or "other than...". That might help you.
    – Stilez
    Commented Dec 8, 2016 at 4:16