[steve50]

Utter nonsense. Rush has long pontificated that there is no Constitutional 'right to privacy' ... in the US Constitution. And he's right.

That's the problem with conservatives like Rush and Coulter. Somehow they have gotten the wrong opinion that the Constitution grants "rights" to citizens, when in reality it grants severely limited powers to federal government.

[TigersEye]

Do they? I didn't know that. At any rate; nice subject switch.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

You apparently do not like "conservatives like Rush and Coulter". Please explain to us how the comment "Rush has long pontificated that there is no Constitutional 'right to privacy'..." show that Rush is saying that the Constitution grants "rights" to citizens?

Six of the 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution specifically refer to RIGHT(S) of individuals and guarantees that certain RIGHTS shall be preserved, and Amendment IX (9, if you are from Yorba Linda) refers to "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain RIGHTS...":

Amendment I
Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the RIGHT of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Amendment II
...the RIGHT of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

Amendment IV
The RIGHT of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated...

Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the RIGHT to a speedy and public trial...

Amendment VII
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the RIGHT of trial by jury shall be preserved...

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

Now, do you still want to claim that the Constitution is not about RIGHTS, as well as limitations on the powers of government?