Originally Posted by
Adam1222
1. No. Not even close. (The Ninth Amendment says that just because something isnt in Amendments 1-8 doesn't mean it's not a right. It doesn't say it is a right either. In other words, silence means nothing.)
2. Colloquially, yes.
3. Are you suggesting that one is either a schlub or a fancy pants lawyer? I am a lawyer, and I am not wearing ANY pants.
Getting back on topic, if you'd like to word police or learn about the law, there are several other places for you to do so.
I wouldn't have used the term "completely illegal", but I wouldn't have felt the compulsion to attack the person who said it.
I do think their use is rude, violates norms of decency and travel, and an infringement on your fellow passengers' purchased rights.
I think you proved my point...thanks.
I'm struggling with what you wrote, "...it can be illegal to do something not contained in the United States Code." I took that to mean that there are prohibited acts that are not enumerated in statute or regulation. I cited the 9th Amendment which does deal more with rights. I think we agree that the 9th Amendment was not the best reference. Can you help me understand what you meant by what I quoted above?
Even as a lowly "no pants" lawyer, you should know that words count. I was objecting to the words chosen so a "colloquially" it's close enough argument is a fail.
Maybe you should divorce yourself from your feelings about something like the knee defender before responding in the thread like this. Your feelings definitely affected your ability to think here. The knee defender is not "completely illegal." It is a joke to say that.