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To: general_re
No, the 9'th Amendment is best left dead

Actually, it's the 14th amendment that's best left dead - or at least the self-serving federal interpretation of it. We'll keep the 9th, thank you very much.

36 posted on 07/23/2002 8:13:53 AM PDT by inquest
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To: inquest; dirtboy
Actually, it's the 14th amendment that's best left dead - or at least the self-serving federal interpretation of it. We'll keep the 9th, thank you very much.

Can't have both. The problem is that incorporation is not really much of a stretch in light of Section 1 of the 14'th - people may disagree, but the case for incorporation is pretty strong, IMO. And that renders the 9'th to be a very dangerous, very broad concept. Anything becomes a right under the 9'th Amendment, if you want - gay marriage, child porn, whatever.

I suppose you could try to repeal the 14'th, though. Good luck ;)

47 posted on 07/23/2002 8:28:45 AM PDT by general_re
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