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While I sort of agree with you, on some of this. We must remember that the prime function of the Bill of Rights is not to empower the Government. But it is to LIMIT the powers of Government.

Five of the original States insisted on limitations to Government power and clear protections for the rights of the citizens.

Please note the IXth and Xth Amendments.

Amendment IX

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment X

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

§§ We must remember that WE, the Citizens, have the only RIGHTS. Government has sharply delineated duties and powers; ALL OTHERS are reserved to the States and CITIZENS.

Yer Pal, Casey