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it does seem like the Bill of Rights was written "tightly" in that an attempt was made to keep ambiguity to a minimum.

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LOL???? You might try reading Amendment 9.

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Seems clear to me.

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Oh, the wording and meaning are clear enough in themselves, but name the rights in question. All of them :P

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The point is that the Constitution is not intended to be an enumerations of all rights that an individual has. If that was the case then any "right" not mentioned would be automatically in the purveyance of the government. My understanding is that Madison clearly did not want the Constitution to be interpreted this way i.e. as an enumeration of all rights that an individual possesses.