Abortion should be decided state-by-state because democracy is more important

[Max_S]

@doreen

And if you don’t believe there are any unenumerated rights, that what does the Ninth Amendment mean when it says

Sometimes, unenumerated rights are protected incident to a primary, enumerated right. For example, due to Article IV, a citizen of Vermont has a federal right to apply for the New Hampshire bar (to practice law in that state) on the same terms as residents of New Hampshire. Supreme Court of N.H. v. Piper, 470 U.S. 274 (1985). But I do not think the Ninth Amendment provides any independent protection of rights.

Does the Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution itself protect individuals from State infringement of unenumerated rights?

Does the Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution itself protect individuals from State infringement of unenumerated rights? I don’t think it does. The Tenth Amendment ensures that the federal government is limited to enumerated powers. I do not think the Ninth Amendment grants the federal government any power to protect unenumerated rights, therefore I do not think the Ninth Amendment itself protects individuals from State infringement of unenumerated rights. Current jurisprudence su…

~Max