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To: tpaine
The ninth is in plain english. ALL rights are retained by the people, enumerated or not.

That isn't what it says.

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

Find a single authority or court decision that holds that illicit drug use is an unemumerated right under the Ninth Amendment.

Just one.

144 posted on 10/08/2002 1:44:52 PM PDT by Roscoe
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To: Roscoe
You're starting your silly nitpicking, repetitive behaviors again.
-- Keep up the good work.
147 posted on 10/08/2002 1:48:35 PM PDT by tpaine
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To: Roscoe
Find a single authority or court decision

Your criterion for deciding constitutionality is invalid, as even you realize when the subject is Roe v Wade.

148 posted on 10/08/2002 1:48:44 PM PDT by MrLeRoy
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To: Roscoe
The ninth is in plain english. ALL rights are retained by the people, enumerated or not.

That isn't what it says.
"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

That is exactly what the 9th says. - Rights, emumerated or not, are retained by the people. - Your flat denial is ludicrous roscoe.

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Find a single authority or court decision that holds that illicit drug use is an unemumerated right under the Ninth Amendment. Just one. - roscoe -

Find a 'cite', just one, that claims that any government has the power to prohibit substances that I can use to cure my ills.

- Granted, you will find many cites that claim the power to ~regulate~ such substances for the overall health & safety of society. This is not the issue.
- 'Controling' substances by government decree [criminal prohibition] is the issue in a free republic.

175 posted on 10/09/2002 2:43:25 PM PDT by tpaine
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