RR Amendments IX and X Amendment IX The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. What does the above mean to you? This is how I read it: the power granted to the federal govt, i.e. Article I, Section 8, does not allow them to impose laws which conflict with those held by the people, e.g., such as raising their own families. This needs to be read carefully, or you’ll think it doesn’t mean anything. But if that were the case, ¾ of the states would not have taken the time to ratify it, would they. IMHO, it means, the rights given the feds in the Constitution (see Article VIII) are not exclusive to them. Citizens have rights too. Amendment X 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. What does the above mean to you? This is how I read it: The Federal Govt has authority granted it in the Constitution (Article 8, again) , and nothing more e.g., the fedl govt cannot tell states how much to tax or not tax, or the method to tax, state citizens. They cannot prevent or regulate. The rest is the responsibility of the states or We the People Reminder to pledge signers "We pledge to honor the Constitution as constructed by its framers and honor the original intent of those precepts that have been consistently ignored particularly the Tenth Amendment, which grants that all 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." A Pledge to America, Republicans in Congress, September 2010 Grandma Got Run Over By Obama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65U0fyiu-Dk -- To join RichsRants, send email to: [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/richsrants?hl=en
