[Clint N. Suhks]

In a free society nobody needs to "justify" any non-rights-violating act.

Yet more Liberaltarian palaver...the 10th amendment trumps the 9th.

[Know your rights]

In a free society nobody needs to "justify" any non-rights-violating act.

Yet more Liberaltarian palaver...the 10th amendment trumps the 9th.

I didn't say a word about any amendment. But since you raise the subject: are you ascribing to me the view that "the 10th amendment trumps the 9th"? If so, you're wrong. Or are you stating your own view? If so, please explain; neither the plain language of those amendments, nor any reading I'm aware of, supports your claim.

[El Gato]

Yet more Liberaltarian palaver...the 10th amendment trumps the 9th.

Horsefeathers. No amendment of the Bill of Rights can trump another, they were passed at the same time, as a package.

Now the real question is whether the 9th amendment binds the state governments. Rights reserved to the people verses powers reserved to the states. Oh, and to the people. People have powers and rights, governments only have powers.

Several states have passed laws semi-legalizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The Feds have overridden them at every turn. So much for both the 9th and 10th amendments, as far as the drug warriors are concerned.