The Ninth Amendment

20Aug08

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

Today we do not command the same mastery of the English language (Thanks Teddy) as our founding fathers once used. Proof of this is the inability for most people to understand the Ninth Amendment, and the ability of the government to bypass it at any point it desires. The shear complexity of the wording makes it impossible for the average person to understand the simplicity of its meaning.

Lets go over the words which may be seen as difficult:

Enumeration – verb- The act of specifying in a list. : This word is talking about the creation of the constitution.

Construed – verb- to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret. : This is saying the government should not spin words to make it say what they wish it to say.

Disparage – verb- to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle. : Your rights are important and in no way are they to be reduced.

In the simplest terms imaginable by this author the Ninth Amendment says; The rights of the American people before the forming of an American government are reserved and safe after the creation of said American government. Our liberties were to be protected and government was to be kept small. The very existence of today’s American government goes against the Bill of Rights. Everything from the infamous wire tapping to the collecting of income taxes is in-fact a violation of our rights as Americans. The founding fathers put this amendment in to try and ensure that ‘big government’ never exists.

Unfortunately the very father of big government, Theodore Roosevelt, simplified the American language. Yes, his major doing was in the writing of certain words, but his changes included encouraging all forms of writing and entertainment to use a form of English even the uneducated could understand. This has lead us to the current state of the English language in America. In the process the government, starting with Teddy’s interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine, used this down-spiral in the English language to redefine our founding fathers great works to their own (power grabbing) liking. The Ninth amendment has suffered from this the most, but is not the only important foundation of American Liberty’s to be violated.

You are hereby encouraged to explore the very unAmerican ideals that have been fueling the power grab by our Federal government. Our founding fathers did not intend for their son’s and daughter’s to be leading America on a path which they sought to fight against.

The Libertarian Party proudly stands for smaller government, lower taxes and more freedom.

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