I have never argued we have the right to free speech. Of course you knew that. There is a declaration of the right to bear arms.... do I need more examples?"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."
Please, Mike, tell us all the section there that says the Constitution gives me the right to free speech.
Take your time.
You are looking for gotcha statements instead of learning something. I think we are done.
Mike
If you want to leave, that's fine, but you're wrong on this.
The Second Amendment does NOT give you the right to bear arms. It says your right shall not be abridged. There is a difference there that you are either not grasping or choosing to ignore. It is this difference which is what is making you fundamentally not understand the Ninth Amendment, and I would suspect, not understand the Constitution as a whole.
Did you notice that I didn't say "gives", but declares? I used that for the same reason that there was a Declaration of Independence and not a Plea for Independence. To declare something as a right does not mean that it is issued but rather that you are acknowledging a right.
You are so stuck on "gotcha" arguments that you are not reading what I'm writing. That is the reason this is done. I do not approach this with any bias whatsoever other than what the original intent of the Constitution was.
Mike