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To: Neocon who wrote (2844)	5/19/1999 9:11:00 PM
From: Richard Babusek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13056

Neocon, You may know the answer, who is/was Roscoe Pound? I read an incredible book “The Forgotten Ninth Amendment” a few years ago. I recently had a discussion with a lawyer friend about the Bill of Rights and the views of Madison, Franklin and Hamilton. This book goes into that discussion in some detail, hence brought the title to mind. It reinforced my long held belief that Hamilton was correct in his most powerful argument against the Bill of Rights. In part (my paraphrase); 1. “If our human rights come from our creator, why would we ask someone else to provide them?”. The English had to petition the King for example. 2. “Who would we trust to be so wise as to enumerate them?”. 3. “If we enumerate some, how do we keep them from assuming preeminence over others?”. The absence of the right to privacy either assumes we don't have it, or it was so obvious as to go without saying. The funny thing is that I can't remember the Author, but I remember Roscoe Pound wrote the introduction. I recall at the time thinking the name was so familiar, but I couldn't place it. Just got back from Las Vegas, had a great time. I haven't taken time to review the thought provoking posts (such as Algernons Discourses but I think I've been through them before), guilt about spending extra time in Vegas I guess, (I gotta do something my wife agrees is worthwhile first). Ricardo