9th Amendment - Rights Shall Not Diminish
U.S. Constitution Amendment IX: "The enumeration in the Constitution,
of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others
retained by the people."
The rights we have may not be taken away. Such as the right to
a Trail By Jury where the jury
determines both the law and fact (Amend 5, 6 & 7);
the right to bare arms (Amend 2 - any weapon of any description);
the right to practice religion (Amend 1 - including in public schools);
the right to due process and common law's 'innocent until proven guilty'
construct (Amend 4-8).
These rights were established for explicit reasons. The right
to bare arms was to ensure that 'we the people' could not be overpowered
by 'they the government'. The government has absolutely no
authority whatsoever to limit what sort of weapon you own and carry (see
the right to bare arms).
In California the founding fathers designated roads as "rights of way"
so that the government could not take away your right to move about
freely. In California you do not need a license to travel on a
right of way. Driving is not a 'privilege' it is a 'right'.
Other States have the same protections. The police have
not right to arrest someone without
the indictment of a Grand Jury or witnessing the person commit a
felony in their presence where there is substantial proof of such.
The government may not prosecute people on drug charges or any charge
where their is not
Intent + Act + Damage. A judge has absolutely no right to exclude
evidence from a Trial By Jury, as this then ceases to be a trial by jury
but a trial by the judge who determines the outcome by controlling the
evidence (see Trial By Jury).
Over and over we see our government completely ignoring our rights
and blatantly violating the most fundamental law of the land.
Should we respect our government if they have absolutely no respect for
the law and act lawlessly? (see note for Christian's on this
issue
Obeying Authority)
The 9th Amendment effectively voids the Patriot Act, the Military
Commissions Act and most so-called new laws our non-representative
government passes.
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