[Vendome]

The Constitution, from the statist point of view, is a charter of negative rights, severely limiting what the government can do and what it cannot do to you.

Correctly viewed however, it is a charter of personal rights, given to us by and which no government has the r8ght to impair, limit or license.

[OneWingedShark]

The Constitution, from the statist point of view, is a charter of negative rights, severely limiting what the government can do and what it cannot do to you.

That is the correct view: the Constitution doesn't bind private entities or corporations -- only the government.

Correctly viewed however, it is a charter of personal rights, given to us by and which no government has the right to impair, limit or license.

This is incorrect: to take this view would deny a corporation the affirmation of a jury-trial in the case of crimes [or civil suits > $20] (i.e. the 6th and 7th Amendments, which are specifically binding on legal process, not on people).