[Huck]

Hell, even Madison knew the 10th amendment was meaningless. Had an earlier version passed==the one with EXPRESSLY delegated powers--it might have had some teeth. As it is, it is completely meaningless and worthless.

The 9th is fine to a point. But it has come to be a blank slate that judges use to create newly encoded rights.

In short, the 9th has created more mischief than good, and the 10th has done nothing at all.

[Jacquerie]

Here is another proposed amendment from the pen of Patrick Henry. After a little wordsmithing, it became the Ninth Amendment.

“That there are certain natural rights, of which men, when they form a social compact, cannot deprive or divest their posterity; among which are the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.”

Beautifully said, I might add.