The Ninth Amendment states that "the enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others held by the people" (United States Constitution). This means that the Ninth Amendment does not actually distribute any rights, but only talks about the other amendments. This all-encompassing amendment prevents the government from reaching out and grabbing every little detail that may not have been mentioned in the Constitution and using it to expand power. This amendment is quite vital as it allows for the maintenance of people's rights thus stating that other rights exist even if they are not actually mentioned in the Constitution and violation of those rights can still be