Amendment IX

Amendment IX

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

This amendment simply means that just because a right is not included in the Constitution, does not mean that U.S. citizens do not have that right.

The Ninth Amendment has a lot of ‘grey area’ and can come to cover an array of rights not mentioned in the Constitution. This amendment basically assures that our country remain as close to a land of freedom and opportunity by guaranteeing rights not mentioned in the Constitution, such as the right to privacy. It is important that the Framers sought to ensure our freedoms (although, I being Black, were not meant to be included as citizens) as citizens. It is what makes our country unique.

This video is a funny interpretation that goes to show us that there are many rights we have—so many that they cannot all be listed in the Constitution. Therefore, that is why we have The Ninth Amendment.

This video is of an extremist hater of the government, explaining how the government is violating the people’s The Ninth Amendment rights when they arrest individuals for alcohol consumption and marijuana possession. This video proves that people often interpret Amendments in there own ways. It shows how broad the amendment is and how in its broadness there are often many different interpretations that can be found.