GOP DOESN'T LIKE the RIGHT TO PRIVACY? LET THEM REPEAL the BILL of RIGHTS

[ZombieGak]

Some here have suggested that in order to protect the constitutional rights of privacy and the right to choose, we should pass amendments to guarantee these rights.

My position is why try to amend the Constitution when we know there will be immense resistance and those amendments may never be ratified? And if in the meantime Roe is overturned.... then what? What's the fallback position?

Why are the Dems/Left always on the defensive on these issues? It's because they rely on stare decisis... court rulings like Roe v Wade instead of finding a broader source of rights in the Constitution itself.

I think the Dems/Left have to go on the offensive. It's time to dust off the ninth amendment which says: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." and claim the BILL OF RIGHTS... not stare decisis as the basis for such basic rights as privacy and the right to choose.

To go the 9th amendment route covers more with EXISTING LAW. The amendment route dooms us to forever be on the defensive, ever hoping we can pass amendment after amendment to meet the Right's latest threats... if we can pass any at all.

As part of this strategy we need to reframe the debate to put the Right on the defensive. If the Right doesn't like the right to privacy or to the right to chose, let THEM pass an amendment to repeal the BILL OF RIGHTS!!! No I'm not afraid they can get away with it.

[AndyTiedye]

1. With A Couple More Years to Install New Voting Machinez, Yes They Could!

If the Right doesn't like the right to privacy or to the right to chose, let THEM pass an amendment to repeal the BILL OF RIGHTS!!! No I'm not afraid they can get away with it.

Yes, in a couple of years after they have installed a bunch of new voting machinez, they could get away with repealing the Bill of Rights.

Our every freedom is hanging by a thread at this point.

[ZombieGak]

2. I'm not worried....

I think if the Right tried to repeal the Bill of Rights... which includes things precious to them such as the second amendment.... the Right would self-destruct.

My intent on this proposal is merely to suggest that the Democrats have a fatally flawed game plan to protect the right of privacy and the right to choose. They really need to find a CONSTITUTIONAL source for these rights and not rely on some recent Supreme Court decisions like Roe v Wade which the Right is gunning for.

The 9th amendment seems perfect... that is if the Dems stop ignoring it and take what it means seriously. Original intent should not be a problem given what Madison wrote about the purpose of the 9th. If the Dems do rethink their strategy they FINALLY have the basis for an OFFENSE.... a chance to reframe the entire debate. And while they are at it why NOT throw in a challenge that if the Right doesn't like some constitutional rights... THEY are free to pass an amendment to repeal the 9th!