9th Amendment

The Ninth and Tenth Amendments for Kids

by Mike Maharrey | Jul 15, 2023 | 10th Amendment, 9th Amendment, Audio/Video, Interviews

I recently appeared on the Growing Patriot Podcast for kids to talk about the 9th and 10th Amendments. In this interview, I explain the meaning of and reason for the 9th and 10th Amendments targeted at children in the 10-year-old range. Along the way, I explain the...

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...

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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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