You have to get rid of one of the amendments to the Constitution - which one? (user search)
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  You have to get rid of one of the amendments to the Constitution - which one? (search mode)
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Author Topic: You have to get rid of one of the amendments to the Constitution - which one?  (Read 4875 times)
TJ in Oregon
TJ in Cleve
Junior Chimp
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« on: August 29, 2014, 08:36:14 PM »
9th. It's meaning is unclear in almost every possible scenario in which it could be invoked.
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TJ in Oregon
TJ in Cleve
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 8,952
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« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2014, 07:10:04 PM »
The reason why I really dislike the 9th is that having an amendment as such defeats the point of having a written Bill of Rights at all: to actually define what rights are protected by the government. The Supreme Court, if sufficiently politicized, could interpret the 9th Amendment to mean literally whatever it wants it to mean. It hasn't been a problem so far, but it's still a terrible thing to have in a constitution.
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