Amendment Nine and It's Meaning

Amendment Nine:

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment nine protects the rights of people that are not directly listed in the constitution, that although they may not be listed, they cannot be violated. In a sense, it limits the powers of the government to retain our own rights not listed in the constitution. The Penumbra of the Constitution goes hand in hand with this amendment because it defines that just because something isn’t defined or legitimate does not mean that it is not important. The word penumbra means “shadow”.

I like amendment nine because it protects me and all of the other citizens. It protects our rights that are no clearly defined and assures that even if something is not written does not mean that it will be taken away or not important.

No matter how silly this video is, I really like it. It’s actually kind of funny and it gives many examples of life without the ninth amendment (although they are exaggerated). It shows that if there was no ninth amendment that there could really be chaos and the government and states could over rule We The People.

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I chose this picture because it puts into perspective (for me at least) the importance of the ninth amendment. I love animals, and if the government ever told me I couldn’t have pets, I would go crazy. It doesn't explain the amendment all that well, but it just shows an example of it.