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Originally Posted by EinsteinsGhost
You miss the point of the constitution and bill of rights: rights to the people, not to the state or the governments at any level.
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Like most liberals, you have a very weak grasp of the nature and purpose of the Constitution.
Contrary to your understanding, the Constitution is first a document which establishes the structure and rules for the federal government, and its relationship with the states. Those "rules" are a delegation of authority ... whereas only those powers specifically granted are indeed possessed.
This is one of the greatest misunderstandings of its nature, as so many erroneously believe and claim that the Constitution is a document of "limitation", whereas if the Constitution doesn't prohibit the government from a particular action, then its OK for government to do it. That is not just wrong, but totally BACKWARD. An analogy might be a " limited power of attorney ", whereas you grant a limited power of attorney to act for you in regard to a specific matter ... Let's say a real estate purchase. That POA only applies to that specific real estate transaction, and nothing else ....
Secondly, when it comes to " rights", the Constitution does not grant rights. The Constitution (specifically the bill of rights) simply commands government to respect and protect rights. There's a big difference between granting and protecting, since the former insinuates the government or the constitution is the source of rights, when it is not. Government's role here is to respect rights already possessed by the people ... rights that the people already possessed prior to the existence of that document, i.e., unalienable rights endowed by our Creator" as stated in our declaration of Independence.
That said, there are countless violations of the Constitution which occur routinely, as short sighted liberal authoritarians cheer wildly in celebrating the destruction of their own rights and protections.