9th Amendment

An Insult to the 9th Amendment?

by Brion McClanahan | Jul 5, 2022 | 14th Amendment, 9th Amendment, Audio/Video, Incorporation Doctrine, Other Voices

Damon Root at Reason.com thinks the recent Dobbs decision is an “insult to the 9th Amendment.” His position is based on two faulty premises: 1. That “originalism” is based on what the opponents of the Constitution worried the document would do...

The 9th Amendment: An Introduction

by Michael Boldin | Apr 20, 2022 | 9th Amendment, Audio/Video, Path to Liberty

“The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” An overview of what the Ninth Amendment does, and why it exists. With some insight from leading founders such as James...

The 9th Amendment: Partner to the 10th

by Michael Boldin | Oct 2, 2019 | 9th Amendment, Audio/Video, Path to Liberty

Few parts of the Constitution have been so misunderstood as the Ninth Amendment in the Bill of Rights. With its 21 words the 9th Amendment reads; “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by...

The Ninth and Tenth Amendment: Partners in Federalism for Liberty

by gary wood | Oct 30, 2017 | 10th Amendment, 9th Amendment, Founding Principles

American Federalism evolved out of lessons learned through the 18th century as a structure to protect and preserve liberty. But today, bureaucratic socialism controls our governing approach, and calls for a restoration of constitutional federalism are portrayed as...

James Madison: Speaking on the Bill of Rights and the 9th Amendment

by Michael Boldin | Aug 13, 2014 | 9th Amendment, Bill of Rights, Founding Fathers, James Madison

On June 8, 1789, James Madison made a statement regarding the introduction of a Bill of Rights, along with the 9th Amendment, which reads: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people...

Nullification is no mere “Constitutional Right”

by Michael Boldin | Sep 24, 2013 | 9th Amendment, Constitution, Founding Fathers

As Thomas Jefferson made clear when he wrote the Kentucky Resolutions in 1798, Nullification is not something that’s permitted to the people of the states by any document – it’s their natural right to resist oppressive power. From this, one could...

The 10th Amendment

“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.”

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