There are a lot of government leaders who will intentionally convert rights into privileges so they can more easily revoke them, especially when it's to their advantage to do so.
The intent of the 9th amendment is to assume a freedom is a right *first* and it is the government's job (or so they think) to convince an independent judiciary that it isn't.
"There are a lot of government leaders who will intentionally convert rights into privileges so they can more easily revoke them, especially when it's to their advantage to do so."
Which would fit the quotation, n'est-ce pas? They're mistaking a right for a privilege when it's to their advantage to do so, just as some folks mistake priveleges for rights ... ;-)
"The intent of the 9th amendment is to assume a freedom is a right *first* and it is the government's job (or so they think) to convince an independent judiciary that it isn't."
*nod* Of course, if they can convince the citizenry that a freedom is a privelege instead of a right, and not enough people really learn that ol' Bill of Rights, then they might never have to convince the judiciary. *sigh*
Anyhow, what I thought of when I first saw the quote was things like the 'right not to be offended'.
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The intent of the 9th amendment is to assume a freedom is a right *first* and it is the government's job (or so they think) to convince an independent judiciary that it isn't.
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Which would fit the quotation, n'est-ce pas? They're mistaking a right for a privilege when it's to their advantage to do so, just as some folks mistake priveleges for rights ... ;-)
"The intent of the 9th amendment is to assume a freedom is a right *first* and it is the government's job (or so they think) to convince an independent judiciary that it isn't."
*nod* Of course, if they can convince the citizenry that a freedom is a privelege instead of a right, and not enough people really learn that ol' Bill of Rights, then they might never have to convince the judiciary. *sigh*
Anyhow, what I thought of when I first saw the quote was things like the 'right not to be offended'.
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