Monday, October 26, 2009

the 9th amendment

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

This amendment states that though the rights listed are set in stone, there are other rights of the people that are not listed and due to this amendment, they are protected.

For example, we have the right to dance and listen to music (forgive the Footloose reference) but it is not stated in the constitution that we have the right to dance and listen to music. This is an implied human right and tradition.

Speaking of Footloose, this was a modern day Footloose issue in Arizona.

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