Some justices have argued that the Ninth Amendment was intended to extend the rights enumerated in the Constitution to include other common law and natural rights, while other justices have presented which of?the following counter-arguments?

a. ?States may pass laws that limit or modify those rights. 
b. ?Rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution are not protected. 
c. ?Common law and natural rights are outside the bounds of government. 
d. ?Common law and natural rights are protected by the Declaration of Independence. 


a. ?States may pass laws that limit or modify those rights. 

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