The 9th Amendment was put there in order to guarantee that the government would not infringe natural rights just because they weren't already mentioned in the Constitution. Free speech, freedom of religion, and self-defense are natural rights, and if they hadn't already been mentioned, they would be guaranteed by this amendment.
<span>It is interesting to think of other rights which this amendment guarantees. For instance, the right to eat or ingest whatever we choose. The right to bear children. The right to travel freely on public lands. The right to keep the fruits of our labor. The right to privacy. The right to pursue any occupation we desire, without hindrance. The right to barter in trade. The right to seek any medical treatment we choose. </span>
<span>This is a very valuable amendment, and one which stands in our defense against all kinds of possible abuses by government.</span>
<span><span /><span>a major political
unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or
peoples under a single sovereign authority;
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especially
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:one having an emperor as chief of state </span> </span> </span>
<span /><span>the territory of such a political unit </span> </span>
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<span>something resembling a political empire;
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especially
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:an extensive territory or enterprise under single domination or control </span> </span> </span>
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Answer:- A senator's term of office is six years and approximately one-third of the total membership of the Senate is elected every two years. Look up brief biographies of Senators from 1774 to the present in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
