protect rights beyond those listed in the Constitution
It is the Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution that states certain rights cannot be used to deny other rights. The U.S. Constitution was ratified on June 21, 1788.
U.S. Const., Amend. IX:"The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."U.S. Const., Amend. X:"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."Essentially, this means that constitutional powers enumerated in the Constitution are limited to those specified, and that residual rights are reserved to the States.
"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. "This means that even those rights not specifically addressed by the Constitution are protected.
(1) Only once does it even say private. (The fifth amendment)(2) The Ninth Amendment reads: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
The Constitution names the powers of the Federal government. If a power is not specifically named as being Federal, they do not have it. That power is kept by the states.
[per Answers.com]The Ninth Amendment "provides that "[t]he enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." On its face, this provision seems to mean that a right is worthy of judicial protection even if it is not listed in the Constitution. To fail to protect these "other" unenumerated rights "retained by the people" in the same manner that we protect the enumerated rights would surely be to "disparage" them if not to "deny" their existence altogether."Others doubt that this is what the Ninth Amendment means. Some have argued that it expresses a mere "truism" that the government should not do what it is not supposed to do. Some have thought that the "retained" rights refer only to state http://www.answers.com/topic/common-law rights and state constitutional rights existing at the time of the framing. Unlike enumerated "constitutional" rights, these retained rights could be modified by simple legislation or state constitutional amendment without violating the Constitution."Re: the Fourteenth Amendment, "In 1865-1866, southern states and localities enacted black Codes to regulate the status and conduct of the newly freed slaves. The codes deprived blacks of many basic rights accorded to whites.... The Fourteenth Amendment was proposed by Congress in 1866 and ratified by the states in 1868. It reflected Republican determination that southern states should not be readmitted to the Union and Congress without additional guarantees. Section 1 made all persons born within the nation citizens both of the United States and of the states where they resided (thereby reversing Scott) and prohibited states from abridging http://www.answers.com/topic/privileges-and-immunities or immunities of citizens of the United States and from depriving persons of due process of law or http://www.answers.com/topic/equal-protection-clause protection of the laws. Section 2 reduced the representation of any state that deprived a part of its male population of the right to http://www.answers.com/topic/right-to-vote-1, an indirect attempt to protect the voting rights of blacks."
The Ninth Amendments states: The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
The Ninth amendment; The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
"Unenumerated rights" or "retained rights." The basis for that status is the ninth amendment to the Constitution: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." For a discussion of that amendment, see http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment09/
The Ninth Amendment talks about individuals' non-enumerated rights:Amendment IX"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
Amendment IX (1791) The enumeration of the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. The 9th Amendment is saying that the Constitution cannot be used against the peoples' right to freedom. The rights granted by the Constitution cannot be used to eliminate other rights. Breakdown: The enumeration of the Constitution, of certain rights = The rights outlined in the Constitution. Shall not be construed = can not be used. to deny or disparage = to stop or infringe upon. others = other rights. retained by the people = that the people have.
Rights not listed
None actually, it is the ninth Amendment you are referring to. It states: The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Yes, but not directly. "Gift Giving" is a historical right known to all, the US Constitution contains a clause that covers, quote: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." Taken as its concept is intended, then giving gifts is one of those rights that are not enumerated.
== == The nineth Amendment assures people that there are rights that memebers of a free society are entitled to.The official wording of the 9th amendment is "The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
The Ninth Amendment provides you to use rights that are not listed in the Constitution... "The Enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." Ex. The right to be educated...
No, the Ninth Amendment talks about individuals' non-enumerated rights:Amendment IX"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."The Tenth Amendment talks about (government) powers:Amendment X"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
The states/people retain the right to change the Constitution.