Re: Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

From: Lee Daniel Crocker (lee@piclab.com)
Date: Sun Feb 09 2003 - 00:40:53 MST

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    > (Russell Blackford <rblackford@hotmail.com>):
    > >When the court said there was a right to birth control,
    > >for example, what it said is that /no/ legislative body
    > >at any level has the right to interfere with individual
    > >choice in that area. That not the court usurping power--
    > >that's the court telling the legislature that they can't.
    >
    > Yes, this is the correct analysis. Whether such individual
    > rights really can be read into the US constitution is
    > another thing...

    What's there to debate? The ninth and tenth amendments are
    plain, ordinary English. What part of "shall not be
    construed" isn't clear? 

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