True or false: you have the legal right to fart.

[originalpckelly]

Poll question: True or false: you have the legal right to fart.

True or false: you have the legal right to fart, and it's guaranteed by the US Constitution.

[originalpckelly]

1. Before you answer you may want to read this:

"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." - 9th Amendment to the United States Constitution

[AspenRose]

12. Is this the "right to privacy implied" clause?

eom

[originalpckelly]

13. Actually, it's the 9th amendment that states specifically...

that just because there are 10 amendments with rights in them, one may not use that to take away other rights not explicitly outlined in the constitution.

So the right to privacy is included, as is the right to life, the right to fart, and the right to do anything you so please, so long as it doesn't hurt anyone else.

[Phredicles]

2. Probably depends whether you're farting to make a point,

in which case it's an exercise of free expression protected by the 1st amendment, or just farting. The latter case may be under a bit of a cloud (as it were :P ).

[originalpckelly]

4. Actually, I picked an odd topic (and smell) to prove a point.

:rofl:

[Hissyspit]

3. If you don't fart, then you will die.

So I don't imagine it matters whether it is Constitutionally-guaranteed or not. If nobody farted, we'd all be dead and we wouldn't need a Constitution.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

11. You'd Fart In Your Sleep Long Before Then.

[mmonk]

5. Neither expressed nor implied nor by law denied.

[originalpckelly]

9. Actually, I'm making a point.

I want to know how many people know and consider the 9th Amendment in daily life.

[mmonk]

28. Yes, those not enumerated were to be retained by the people or states.

I was trying to express that general idea in a clever way.

[tularetom]

6. I just exercised my constitutional right

[originalpckelly]

7. ...

:nuke:

[sniffa]

8. i'd Like to cite precedent set in the case of "smeLtit v. deaLtit"

[Kiouni]

10. It's the preamble to my morning constitutional!

[Cobalt-60]

14. It's a vital communication

from my digestive system indicating that a trip to the rest room is in my future.

[Fovea]

15. Not anymore

SCOTUS abolished the medical necessity defence in order to shut down
Medical Marijuana clinics, thus sealing your right to fart.

Even if farting could save your life, if farting is outlawed, you must simply explode.

[11 Bravo]

16. Apparently not in GD. Henceforth, farting will be restricted to the Lounge.

[originalpckelly]

17. Actually, I was trying to be funny and point out a serious matter at the same time...

oh well.

[frogcycle]

18. and you did a bang up job of it

i had a blast reading this
it blew me away

[deucemagnet]

19. I don't think freedom of speech covers your ass.

And...

















IBTL!!!

[otherlander]

20. It's my god-given right as an atheist.

[Common Sense Party]

21. I love it when someone asks me, "Do you mind if I smoke?"

I say, "Why, no! Do you mind if I FART? I always like to light one up after a meal."

--Steve Martin

[muriel_volestrangler]

26. There's an excellent monologue written by Michael Frayn ,substituting spitting for smoking

I've heard it on radio (but can find it on the internet) - it's a man trying to smooth-talk a woman at dinner, but it requires the actor to make the sound of hawking up copious amounts of phlegm throughout - and to say he hates the way people are trying to stop people like him doing it - because what's the harm?

Spitting in public has, of course, been frowned upon for years, with notices up to stop people doing it - when it was something they still considering doing.

He doesn't get the girl, you won't be surprised to hear.

[DBoon]

22. It's protected under the second amendment

The right to bear weapons.

With proper ignition, one could call it a firearm.

[Pushed To The Left]

24. On the other hand, some might be considered WMDs! n/t

[Downtown Hound]

25. That's only if you're part of a militia

You'd have to start your own farting militia for that to qualify.

[frogcycle]

23. if we switch to burping can we go back to the GD room?

giggle giggle tee hee

[pokerfan]

27. A fart caught on IR camera

http://www.davesdaily.com/out.php?id=23012&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftraffic.livevideo.com%2Fin%2F12%2F5%2F237%2F

[YankeyMCC]

29. Just remember with every right comes

responsibility. So deal them out appropriately :)

[dropkickpa]

30. Yeah,

no crop dusting on the way to the copier! You know *poot* walk walk *poot* walk walk *poot* pause to let coworker walk past *poot* "Moning Jane" *poot* walk walk ahh, the copier!

[jakefrep]

31. True

Gas pains brought on by suppression of farting interfere with the pursuit of happiness.

[peekaloo]

32. It's in my morning constitution, I tells ya!

though I rather like the idea of being a cropdustin' outlaw.....

[Meshuga]

33. Depends on the context

You might get in trouble if it is an agressive fart to clear a room.