“The Constitution and bill of rights were not intended to stifle the human spirit.”
This sounds like something right out of the ‘rats playbook.
This is why we need “a living Constitution”, right? Right?
I took an oath to the constitution of this country.
I took that oath in the wider spirit.
I do not see the constitution as a negative rights.
The spirit of the constitution frees people, it does not shackle them.
Your mileage may vary.