[BuddhaBrown]

Certainly you don’t imagine that old Tom believed the American federal Bill of Rights applied to all levels of government here or to any level of government in other countries.

Sure, he preferred such protections at the state level and fought for such locally in VA, but he did not see the federal bill doing that.

[ml/nj]

Certainly you don’t imagine that old Tom believed the American federal Bill of Rights applied to all levels of government here or to any level of government in other countries.

It's really hard for me to parse the text of your question. I suggest you find out what Mr. Jefferson considered the "foundation of the Constitution."

ML/NJ