Should gay sodomy be illegal?

[A18]

They are specific rights to privacy. There is no evidence of a generic right to privacy. Indeed, the text itself makes that clear by implication.

[opebo]

They are specific rights to privacy. There is no evidence of a generic right to privacy. Indeed, the text itself makes that clear by implication.

Not at all.  It would be impossible to list all the rights, and they wisely did not attempt to do so.  I believe there is some famous line in there where they suggest that the enumerated rights aren't intended to imply that there may not be other rights in addition.

[John Dibble]

I'll admit to not being very constitution savvy, but it seems to me that the 4th amendment contains some elements of a right to privacy.

My opinion on the fourth in regards to privacy is that it sets up the system so that privacy is protected as a result, but it doesn't really gaurantee privacy per se.

[A18]

They are specific rights to privacy. There is no evidence of a generic right to privacy. Indeed, the text itself makes that clear by implication.

Not at all.  It would be impossible to list all the rights, and they wisely did not attempt to do so.  I believe there is some famous line in there where they suggest that the enumerated rights aren't intended to imply that there may not be other rights in addition.

All that means is that the bill of rights is not to be taken to expand federal power in areas not specifically prohibited.