Greg Prince at Uncorrelated has written a thoughtful and thought-provoking post on whether or not the Constitution ‘as is’ includes a right to privacy, a response in part to Dan Savage’s suggestion at The Stranger that Democrats propose a so-called “Right to Privacy” amendment.
It’s an interesting idea, and Democrats might do well to go ahead with it (would Republicans or conservatives more specifically come out against privacy?), but, like Greg (and liberals generally) I tend to think that the Constitution already includes the right to privacy — it’s just not mentioned by name.
See here for my extended commentary on Griswold v. Connecticut, a key privacy case that validated the use of contraception by married couples, as well as on the liberalism of the Founders.