Just remember, the Declaration of Independence upon which our Constitution, the Supreme Law of the land stands, says that we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, among which are Life, Liberty, and Free pursuits.
Our rights do NOT come from Gov’t they come from God and our rights pre-exists gov’t which is made to SECURE those rights.
So the first ten amendments are not a bill granting rights to us (”bill of rights”). They are a confirmation and securing of certain rights that already belong to us.
“Our rights do NOT come from Gov’t they come from God and our rights pre-exists gov’t which is made to SECURE those rights.”
From Amendment VI:
“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law,...”
Please explain how that right “pre-exists gov’t” since it seems to depend on the existence of government.