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To: JeffAtlanta
What does the 9th Amendment say about 'privacy'?

"It makes it clear that the Bill of Rights is not an exhaustive list of rights retained by the People. It invalidates the statement "I don't see right X listed in the constitution". "The constitution is a limit on the powers of government, not the other way around." If a person was to presume what you presume; that the ninth amendment was to include privacy, there would be no way for the government to enforce any laws. We would have anarchy, which was clearly not the founders intent. If the founding fathers intended anarchy, they would have written a document that restricted this nation from having any form of government.

137 posted on 08/18/2006 10:32:35 PM PDT by mjaneangels@aolcom
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To: mjaneangels@aolcom

You believe that the Bill of Rights is an exhaustive list of rights retained by the People?

Please share your view on the 9th amemdment. What is it's purpose?


139 posted on 08/18/2006 10:54:57 PM PDT by JeffAtlanta
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