Paul Jacob wrote this piece on Townhall.com that is chilling. I rail all the time about how over-looked the 9th and 10th ammendments are in our Constitution.

Does everyone ever save the best for first? No, and the 1st amendment is just an underscore to what the 9th and 10th ammendments say. The two most powerful ammendments to the Constitution are the cornerstone of the explanation that is the Bill of Rights.

You see, the framers wrote so eloquently and succinctly that they assumed people would be able to understand the basic language upon which they based the Constitution. However, some members of the 1st Continental Congress wanted to make sure there could be no debate that this document was a limiter to the power of government, and not a tool to oppress the people.