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Yeah, that's the funny thing about the Ninth. It pretty much says, you shall not construe the other amendments strictly. Kinda puts strict constructionists in
by ScottBurson 13y ago
Yeah, that's the funny thing about the Ninth. It pretty much says, you shall not construe the other amendments strictly.
Kinda puts strict constructionists in a bind -- which was clearly its purpose.
- vbuterin 13y agoNot really; strict constitutionalists can still say that the government should never infringe on amendments 1...8,10, and if it can intrude even less (ie. add more rights) then that's great. In fact, I think that was the whole point of writing the constitution that way.