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To: freeeee

Well great, then by that logic there are penumbra concepts and Roe v Wade was right. Of course since we all know there aren't any penumbra concepts and Roe v Wade was garbage then obviously you're interpreting the 9th and 10th too broadly.


39 posted on 06/10/2004 10:43:36 AM PDT by discostu (Brick urgently required, must be thick and well kept)
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To: discostu

Roe V Wade was WRONG as it created judicial Law. Something forbidden as it is not listed as a Federal Power. Abortion is a States issue. As are most murder cases. And Marriage. And Drugs. And ....


42 posted on 06/10/2004 10:45:51 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (For an Evil Super Genius, you aren't too bright are you?)
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To: discostu
obviously you're interpreting the 9th and 10th too broadly

While the 10th Amendment is self explanatory (all powers not delegated are prohibited), the 9th Amendment needs logical parameters spelled out to determine its scope. And the fickle and changing whims of SCOTUS are not a legitimate method of doing so.

I prefer use the stated purpose of our government as a logical guide to the scope of the 9th:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"

As abortion violates the rights of another (life), it is not consistent with the legitimate purpose of our government and does not warrant 9th Amendment protection.

Taking vitamins violates no one's rights. Therefore it falls under the 9th Amendment. Even if it didn't, the 10th Amendment forbids federal involvement (not that the fed cares).

50 posted on 06/10/2004 10:55:38 AM PDT by freeeee ("Owning" property in the US just means you have one less landlord.)
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