The 14th Amend., extending the Bill of Rights to all jurisdictions is post civil war. In case you missed it, States were violating civil rights.
####The 14th Amend., extending the Bill of Rights to all jurisdictions is post civil war.####
No, it didn't extend the Bill of Rights to all jurisdictions:
http://federalistblog.us/mt/articles/14th_dummy_guide.htm#e