The ninth and tenth amendments have yet to see their full application. With 'strict constructionists' in the supreme court, it may occur sooner than later. The

The ninth and tenth amendments have yet to see their full application. With 'strict constructionists' in the supreme court, it may occur sooner than later. The enumeration of rights was practical. Without a concise list of important ones to point at, I think we would have been worse off.