Re: DOES THE 9th AMENDMENT PROTECT RESPONSIBLE REC DRUG USE?

Manny Davis wrote:
> 
> brian bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > no individual citizen has the *right* to void the self-directed free
> > choices of another -- thus there can be no *power* collectively
> > granted to the government to do so.
> 
> And since no individual has the right to tax another individual, there
> can be no power collectively granted to government to do so.
> 
> >  likewise, no individual citizen
> > has the power to *punish* anothers' self-directed choices, thus they
> > subsequently cannot collectively grant such a power to the government
> 
> And since no individual has the "right to rule" over another person,
> there can be no power collectively granted to the group of people called
> the state.
> 
> > -- unless the constitution is amended to grant such power to the
> > government of course.  the framers left instructions on how to go
> > about changing the constituion in Article V.
> 
> The fact that the constitution can be amended (by government X) to grant
> any power whatsoever (to government X) demolishes the pretense of a
> constitution that limits government X's power.
> 
> Master: My power over you is limited by this contract.
> 
> Slave: But can you change the contract?
> 
> Master: Yes, I can change the terms of the contract whenever I wish.
> 
> Slave: That doesn't seem fair.
> 
> Master: It seems fair to me.
> 
> Slave: What if we have a dispute over the details of the contract?
> 
> Master: Then I decide which one of us is right.
> 
> Slave: Thank goodness I have this contract to limit your power
> over me. For a minute there I thought I was in trouble.

the citizens hold all the power.  we need only exercise it.

b
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