Friday, March 21, 2014

9th Amendment

copied from: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights.html

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

Lawrence v. Texas 2003. Arrested for having "the wrong type of sex'?! Consensual sex between adults in the privacy in their home...and you get arrested for it. Unfair? 


It is a right to have privacy in your own home/bedroom.


The 9th amendment talks about rights that haven't been listed. Just because certain rights aren't listed specifically, the constitution may not say we don't have them. It brings about the idea of privacy. The Supreme Court defined itself by saying it's the courts obligation to define the liberty of all, not to mandate it's own moral code.  

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