"and I don't care if the framers of the Constitution had some secret meaning in mind when they adopted its words. I take the words as they were promulgated to the people of the United States"
Hmmmmm. I wonder how he feels about the 14th amendment.
The authors of the 14th thought it made the BOR applicable to the states. They were the only ones who felt that way. Congress, the states, the courts ... all assumed differently -- to this day.