Bill of Rights (and 14th Amendment) Provisions Relating to the Right of Privacy
Amendment I
(Privacy of Beliefs)
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Amendment IX
(More General Protection for Privacy?)
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Liberty Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
No State shall... deprive any person of life, liberty, or property,
without due process of law. (Exploring the Constitution)
A written document THE US CONSTITUTION, by which this nation has often times referred to as the law of the land, UNTIL the changing times OR the POLTICLAIZATION of the times, has suddenly rendered the CONSTITUTION as more of a “HE said SHE said” bit of blunder and bull shit. Sometimes, the reader of the text, if HE or SHE has the power, decides that the same words read by others, definitely do NOT mean the same thing to them, so a new INTERPRETATION is prepared; one better suited to personal biases and bigotries!
The U. S. Constitution contains no express right to privacy. The Bill of Rights, however, reflects the concern of James Madison and other framers for protecting specific aspects of privacy, such as the privacy of beliefs (1st Amendment), and privacy of the home against demands that it be used to house soldiers (3rd Amendment), the privacy of the person and possessions as against unreasonable searches (4th Amendment), and the 5th Amendment's privilege against self-incrimination, which provides protection for the privacy of personal information. In addition, the Ninth Amendment states that the "enumeration of certain rights" in the Bill of Rights "shall not be construed to deny or disparage other rights retained by the people." The meaning of the Ninth Amendment is elusive, but some persons (including Justice Goldberg in his Griswold concurrence) have interpreted the Ninth Amendment as justification for broadly reading the Bill of Rights to protect privacy in ways not specifically provided in the first eight amendments. (Exploring the Constitution)
And thus a QUITE A QUANDRY…9 People are expected to provide opinions on Privacy. 9 people whose own history may or may not reflect well on respecting privacy for the public. 100 people to pretend that politics are irrelevant, also pretending that IN EARNEST, they are looking out for the welfare of the country; when history has pointed out the only welfare achieved is furthering the POLITICAL FORTUNES for those 100 people. 1 person sets the entire WHEEL OF FORTUNE in motion. 1 person enables 100 people thus enabling 9 people while 329.5 million people reap consequences.
