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To: general_re
Anyway, how do you determine what is and isn't a right under the 9'th Amendment?

A natural right, when exercised, will not interfere with the rights of another person. One has the right, for instance, to defend his life, but not to harm another person who is not threatening him. I'm still interested in learning where you got that "wish list" reference of yours. That is the most bizarre thing I've read in a while.

116 posted on 07/23/2002 11:11:33 AM PDT by Twodees
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To: Twodees
A natural right, when exercised, will not interfere with the rights of another person.

And you can guarantee that no judge will ever find "rights" in excess of that under the Ninth Amendment?

I'm still interested in learning where you got that "wish list" reference of yours. That is the most bizarre thing I've read in a while.

Really? It's not bizarre at all. Let activist judges with a social agenda at the 9'th and 14'th, and I think you'll see how they use it to discover all sorts of new "rights".

I referred to Patterson's book "The Forgotten Ninth Amendment" before - if you're not familiar with it, it's worth checking out to see what I'm talking about.

121 posted on 07/23/2002 11:30:39 AM PDT by general_re
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To: Twodees
A natural right, when exercised, will not interfere with the rights of another person. One has the right, for instance, to defend his life, but not to harm another person who is not threatening him.

Well stated

127 posted on 07/23/2002 12:19:06 PM PDT by tophat9000
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