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The Lost Original Meaning of the Ninth Amendment
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Texas Law Review
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December 1, 2004
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Copyright informationCopyright University of Texas, Austin, School of Law Publications, Inc. Dec 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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This Article presents previously missed or unrecognized evidence regarding the original meaning of the Ninth Amendment. Obscured by the contemporary assumption that the Ninth Amendment is about rights while the Tenth Amendment is about powers, the historical roots of the Ninth Amendment can be fo
und in the state ratification convention demands for a constitutional amendment prohibiting the constructive enlargement of federal power. James Madison's initial draft of the Ninth Amendment expressly adopted language suggested by the state conventions, and he insisted that the final draft expresse
d the same rule of construction desired by the states. The altered language of the final draft, ...
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