A terrible, terrible tragedy.

[Occhidiangela]

I can't say I understand the 9th amendment, but the 10th seems to be more concerned with residual powers.

The idea behind it is the idea of limited governance, in that only those powers and rights explicitly and specifically granted to the government are within the government's domain, and that all rights are reserved to the people, and the states, unless explicitly granted to, or agreed to be limited by, the government.

So, any right you can come up with is yours, unless you and your fellow citizens agree that the greater good is served by limiting a right. For example, the drinking right is agreed to be limited to those who are of a certain age, or to those (formally) who won't be driving home.

To illustrate rather crudely, you don't need to have the right to masturbate to pictures of Rose McGowan spelled out. It is inherent in your being.

Occhi