Right to Privacy

This "right to privacy" being bantered around with regards to Health records currently is also at the root of the abortion debate agenda so we must be careful.

The Constitution does not specifically guarantee a citizen's right to privacy. It does not mention it at all. It does assert specific rights for example aright to worship, speak, etc which are inherently a persons private life but more so it address a person's liberty. These basic rights have been have beenmisconstrued and expanded to imply that the Constitution therefore intends and includes a general right to privacy in every area. Right to Privacy is a slippery slope.

NAMBLA for example asserts this phantomright in their abuse of boys. They believe children have a right to sexualprivacy. Abortion activists believe and successfully compelled the SupremeCourt to grant a right to privacy as it relates to pregnancy. Some want legalized drug use, prostitution, and the list goes on because this is theirprivate life. I think rights of privacy must be narrowly construed as set forth by the Constitution. The Constitution should not be re-written from the bench. Liberty is a critical consideration always, always. But asserting those liberties must be done carefully and prayerfully so that those whose agendas are detrimental to the basic welfare of our society can not twist and distort that liberty to our ultimate demise.

There is a delicate balance in weighing the individuals right against the greater good of society and rarely will we agreeon how to strike that balance. I think the framers of the Constitution hit the important points in the Bill of Rights and that must be respected. If Congress wants to legislate addition rights so be it - we have a process for that whereour voices are heard through electing those officials. The courts are trying to legislate however through their "interpretation" and we have NO say in their appointments. This is very dangerous ground we are treading, this is the Constitution.