What does article nine literally mean?
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
2007-09-07 06:51:10 · 7 answers · asked by Mike H 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
The Constitution lists (enumerates) specific rights of the people.
As such, there are a number of rights that are not specifically addressed in the Constitution (others retained by the people)
Just because the rights are not specifically listed does not mean the right does not exist (deny or disparage)
2007-09-07 06:55:27 · answer #1 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amendment IX is by FAR the most important amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The enumeration in the constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage other rights retained by the people.
Simply put. . .
Just because we haven't written it down in here, doesn't mean that the people don't have that right.
2007-09-07 10:04:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The purpose of the Ninth Amendment is parallel to the Tenth Amendment. Both of those amendments, taken together (or separately; it was truly not necessary to enact both of them) that the federal government cannot exercise powers not delegated to it. The reason "the people" "retain" rights which were not enumerated is because "the people" only delegated certain powers to Congress and it was the powers which were enumerated, not all of the rights that people "retained." As the Supreme Court once put it, "All is retained which has not been surrendered."
2007-09-07 07:50:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's amendment nine, not article nine... the articles (the main body of the constitution) only go up to seven.
Amendment nine means this:the fact that the constitution only lists certain rights shouldn't be used as a reason not to give people other rights.
The penumbra between this amendment and the fourth amendment was the justification for the Roe v. Wade ruling.
2007-09-07 07:02:03 · answer #4 · answered by Lynn M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I don't really read the constitution because, You really don't have any rights. You ask how can you say that, it protects you everyday. No it does not. Before you can exercise a right you'll need to hire an attorney. That means that you do have rights if you can afford them.
What is being done is the only right We have.
What We want our government to do, is solely up to Corporate America.
2007-09-07 07:01:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was feared by some that if we enumerated our rights that the lack of stating other rights would disclude those rights. Basically, they were saying etc. etc.
2007-09-07 07:27:19 · answer #6 · answered by Ghimraab 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It allows for other rights . . . it does not limit rights to those specifically stated.
2007-09-07 06:55:28 · answer #7 · answered by CHARITY G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋