In a very fine essay on the 9th Amendment, John Kaminski explored the reasons for its creation - but concluded by noting that it has not been used as the basis of supreme court jurisprudence : even the 1965 Griswold decision establishing a right of privacy was based on other rulings. Kaminski's essay is in The Bill of Rights: A Lively Heritage (Library of Virginia 1987) edited by some guy who needs to answer the phone..... Dr. Jon Kukla, Executive Vice-President Red Hill - The Patrick Henry National Memorial 1250 Red Hill Road Brookneal, Virginia 24528 www.redhill.org > I raise these issues, theoretically, for the > purpose > of examining the 9th and 10th Amendments to ask this: of what value where > they > when originally adopted? Where and how have them be "employed" previously > in our > history? Are they the "nuclear option" so to speak? And as a matter of > practicality, are they of any worth to our experience and "experiment" > today, > and, more importantly, tomorrow? To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html