Sometimes stupid loses

"tony cooper" wrote in message
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On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 08:39:11 -0400, "Pete Stavrakoglou"
wrote:

"Whisky-dave" wrote in message
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To me it just seems strange that some Americans are so concerned about
the right to bear arms
when they are restricted in so many other ways from driving to when
they can legally have sex or drink alcohol. ?

There is no Constitutional right to drive, have sex, or drink alcohol.
There is a Constitutional right to bear arms.

The Ninth Amendment to the Constitution provides for Unenumerated
Rights. "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights,
shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the
people."

For some incomprehensible reason, goofy left-wing types often seem to think
that means they can invent any "right" they want to, and it automatically
becomes "constitutional" by virtue of the Ninth Amendment.

It just means what it says, Tony. No more and no less.

During the writing of the Constitution there was some concern that
enumerating certain rights in the document might be construed as meaning
there weren't any rights *other* than those enumerated. That is the *only*
reason for the Ninth Amendment, to make it clear that that wasn't so.

Neil Harrington wrote:
"tony cooper" wrote in message
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On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 08:39:11 -0400, "Pete Stavrakoglou"
wrote:

"Whisky-dave" wrote in message
...


To me it just seems strange that some Americans are so concerned
about the right to bear arms
when they are restricted in so many other ways from driving to when
they can legally have sex or drink alcohol. ?

There is no Constitutional right to drive, have sex, or drink
alcohol. There is a Constitutional right to bear arms.

The Ninth Amendment to the Constitution provides for Unenumerated
Rights. "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights,
shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the
people."

For some incomprehensible reason, goofy left-wing types often seem to
think that means they can invent any "right" they want to, and it
automatically becomes "constitutional" by virtue of the Ninth
Amendment.
It just means what it says, Tony. No more and no less.

During the writing of the Constitution there was some concern that
enumerating certain rights in the document might be construed as
meaning there weren't any rights *other* than those enumerated. That
is the *only* reason for the Ninth Amendment, to make it clear that
that wasn't so.

To me, it confirms the libertarian mantra. That if it doesn't take away
someone else's rights, then it should be legal.