Posted on 05/20/2008 9:12:13 AM PDT by porgygirl
I appreciate your willingness to discuss things honorably. I don’t think we’re all that far apart. I just don’t think the 9th Amendment is as wide open as you perhaps do. It appears to largely be a rule of construction for the federal courts, to keep them from injecting themselves into areas where the Constitution was silent.
Thank you.
But I cannot agree. I am simply unwilling to ignore the plain language of the Amendment based on what it "appears" to be. The Amendment couldn't be more plain.
If you want to look beyond the plain language towards intent, think about the fact that many Founders opposed the idea of a Bill of Rights for the very reason that some people would mistake the Constitution for a list of rights.
The Founders were indeed wise, as that has actually happened. Sadly, even conservatives make this very fundamental mistake.
your wrong about their monogamy, wrong about who is spreading the disease, and wrong about the effects on children, wanna try for more?
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