[Dinsdale]

Conservatives also see unenumerated rights in the Constitution

Close. The constitution enumerates powers for the government.

Some conservatives (but no libertarians I know) will claim the states have powers beyond those enumerated in the US constitution. The 14th ammendment leaves those wanting greater power for the states without a legal basis except the commerce clause (putting them in a camp with FDR and all the other libs).

I'd be willing to bet no Freeper will support the government enforcing the no sodomy rule in their bedrooms. (sodomy covers a lot of things).

[Tailgunner Joe]

I was referring to the "enumeration of rights" mentioned in the ninth amendment. It says that we have rights which are not enumerated.

Libertarians and conservatives just have different definition of "rights."

[Michael Goldsberry]

(sodomy covers a lot of things)

sodomy One entry found for sodomy. Main Entry: sod·omy Pronunciation: 'sä-d&-mE Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old French sodomie, from Late Latin Sodoma Sodom; from the homosexual proclivities of the men of the city in Gen 19:1-11 1 : copulation with a member of the same sex or with an animal 2 : noncoital and especially anal or oral copulation with a member of the opposite sex - sod·om·it·ic /"sä-d&-'mi-tik/ or sod·om·it·i·cal /-ti-k&l/ adjective

[FreeReign]

Some conservatives (but no libertarians I know) will claim the states have powers beyond those enumerated in the US constitution. The 14th ammendment leaves those wanting greater power for the states without a legal basis...

No. A14 extends restrictions of Powers to the state.

A9 says people still retain rights not enumerated in the Constitution. A10 says, powers not prohibited by the Constitution to the states are retained by the states. These powers protect unenumerated rights.

Amendment IX: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment X:The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.