[exodus]

Once again, you tell me that I only have the rights my government listed in the Constitution. Rights do not come from government, general_re.

To: exodus
That may very well be, but asserting a right that society does not recognize or protect is of no practical value whatsoever. We have a contract enumerating the rights that society recognizes and protects - if you wish to add to that list, there is a procedure for so doing.
# 607 by general_re
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The "contract" does not add to the list of rights, general_re.

You ought to read it sometimes. Particularly, the 9th Amendment -

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

You're wrong, general_re. My government has publicly named anyone who is familiar with the Constitution to be a "possible domestic terrorist." I guess you're not one of those.

[general_re]

Thank you. I am intimately familiar with the Consitution and the laws derived thereof. The Ninth Amendment is a dead letter for eminently practical reasons - namely, there is no practical way to distinguish what is and is not a right under the Ninth Amendment. You assert that the Ninth Amendment frees you from having to be searched before boarding. I suggest that the Ninth Amendment gives me the right to free health care for the rest of my natural life, daily sexual favors from the female citizen of my choice, and a salary for sitting around and watching TV. Unfortunately for both of us, the Ninth Amendment does not speak to which of us is correct in our assertions of our rights - indeed, we both could be right under the rather spare language of the Ninth Amendment...