The Ninth Amendment

The Ninth Amendment:

"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

Ultimately, the Constitution is a reference for certain rights but not all of our rights are listed within the Constituion.  This amendment protects our other unlisted rights, by saying that it is unconstitutional to violate rights even though they are not written. It protects our humanity, and sense of personal freedom.  It's almost like an unwritten rule, certain things humans abide by for common civility.

This is a good comparison, because unwritten rules are set expectations of human behavior and actions.  Most humans follow unwritten rules, even though they aren't official "rules" like the well known "golden rule" and treating others the way you want to be treated.  This amendment is like an unwritten rule.  Even though the constitution doesn't list every single right you might have, it still highly recommends that you don't violate peoples rights.  In order to do this, I think the words from the image "Uncompromising Laws of Common Civility That We Wish Everyone Knew," summarizes well what this amendment is trying to encourage.

This video shows a few examples of rights we assume we have as people.  Even simple rights to eating a sandwich!! The Ninth Amendment protects all of our day to day actions, whereas many other amendments determine very specific and detailed circumstances that may not directly affect you daily.