how does the purpose of the ninth amendment differ from that of the first eight amendments?
Lysander Spooner (1808-1887) points out the importance of the 9th Amendment to the American Constitution in protecting the natural rights of the people not enumerated in the first 8 amendments. He laments the fact that this amendment has been ignored by the courts almost since it was enacted:
â¦ Then followed the ninth amendment, in these words: The enumeration in the constitution, of certain rights, [retained by the people] shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.