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To: tacticalogic
"Less so than the idea that there are no "rights" beyond those explicitly listed in the BOR. I'll believe you're serious when you quit relying on that idea."

Baseless accusation. We have many rights. Society chooses to protect only a relatively few. Some of those rights society chooses to protect are found in the BOR. Some are found in state constitutions.

But if they ain't there, they ain't protected.

Now, you can scream and cry and deny and say they should be protected and they must be protected and it's unconstitutional if they're not protected. But if they're not protected in either the state or federal constitution, you, sir, are SOL.

76 posted on 07/02/2006 9:57:29 AM PDT by robertpaulsen
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To: robertpaulsen
But if they ain't there, they ain't protected.

And if a federal power isn't enumerated in the Constitution, it isn't the federal government's to exercise. Strictly intrastate commerce is the State's business, speculation about whether it might be interstate commerce some day doesn't change that.

77 posted on 07/02/2006 10:03:47 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: robertpaulsen
"--- The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. --"

We have many rights. Society chooses to protect only a relatively few.

Belied by the simple words above, paulsen. Your duplicity is unequaled on FR.

Some of those rights society chooses to protect are found in the BOR. Some are found in state constitutions. But if they ain't there, they ain't protected.

Absolute bull.

Now, you can scream and cry and deny and say they should be protected and they must be protected and it's unconstitutional if they're not protected. But if they're not protected in either the state or federal constitution, you, sir, are SOL.

You sir, are an anti-constitutional oaf.

85 posted on 07/02/2006 10:17:05 AM PDT by tpaine
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To: robertpaulsen
We have many rights. Society chooses to protect only a relatively few. Some of those rights society chooses to protect are found in the BOR. Some are found in state constitutions.

But if they ain't there, they ain't protected.


Amendment 9: The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
307 posted on 07/06/2006 5:56:59 PM PDT by publiusF27
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To: robertpaulsen
But if they ain't there, they ain't protected.

Amendment IX

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

They're in there.

335 posted on 07/07/2006 11:07:47 PM PDT by El Gato
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