Originally Posted by
ConHog
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Does this Amendment mean we have the right to do pretty much whatever we want as long as it isn't expressly forbidden in the COTUS?
It means the Federal Gov't is ONLY granted the powers detailed in the Constitution. It has no other powers and the poeple grant it no other authority except whats there and JUST BECAUSE we wrote down the above BILL of RIGHTS the Fed Gov't should NOT ASSUME it has authority over ANY other areas not mentioned. The People and the states retain ALL of the rights, even those unmentioned.
It's pretty clear.
Last edited by revelarts; 06-18-2012 at 10:25 AM.
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