Musings on the Bill of Rights Pt 5

Amendment IX

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

What this means to me is that , though the people have rights , they in no way impeade or supercede the rights that others have , meaning your rights are there as long as they do not infringe on the rights of others to exercize their rights.

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.

What this says to me , is that unless the constitution states that the government has a specific power , the government cannot unless a constitutional amendment approves take power that is not in the constitution, and it further grants those rights to the state as long as it is not forbidden to them by the constitution , and if not mentioned , the rights belong to the people.


This is the end of this series , and it was posted , with the actual amendments and what my thoughts were as to what they mean , and there can be as many meanings as there are people , but if the plain text of the english language is to be adhered to these simople 10 amendments are plain enough for even the most simple amoung us to understand.Our forefathers , didnt use modern day linguistic tricks , nor were they in the practice of twisting things , they were straight forward , and hopeful, and wanted everyone to have an even chance here , they wanted to get away from a tyranny they percieved as inhumane , and oppressive, my thoughts are that the origional founders , wanted to insure that the government stayed in the hands of the people , not the other way around. What do you think?