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

On 1 Dec 2003 12:46:21 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William C Colley)
wrote:

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>> Thus the Ninth Amendment can't mean that govt must follow libertarian
>> principles.
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>No Ninth amendment does not contain the word libertarian, correct. It
>merely states that rights are not something to be taken away merely
>because they are not ennumerated.
> 
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>> So what does the thing mean?
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>Exactly what it says Mr. Tyrebiter. Please read it again..."The
>enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be
>construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. "


The listing of 8 specific colors in the crayon box in the first 8
amendments should not be construed to deny or disparage other crayon
colors in boxes in the homes of the people.

How exactly do you know which colors are in those boxes in homes?

You don't.

So too you don't know the list of rights provided by the Ninth
Amendment.

There are more rights than those in the first 8 amendments.

But no one knows what they are. That too vague for law.

Gotta know what folks have a right to, and what they don't have a
right to.

So the argument that we can use condoms because of the ninth amendment
seems flaky to me.

Unless you say the feds can't do anything.

But then the states could ban condoms.

And the ninth would have no value - since the states need not follow
it.