whilst i believe that the BOR should apply to the states, when we get down to fed rules of ‘reasonable restrictions’ using the least common denominator, such as NY, we will ultimately be screwed...until we revert to ‘shall not be infringed’ at the fed level...
There is a difference between believing in principles and having preferences as to how they are enforced. For in having the power to enforce a right, government then has the power to violate it. The higher, larger, and more remote is that level of enforcement, the less recourse a citizen has against tyranny.
Accordingly, please tell me the operational difference between FedGov enforcing the BOR against the states and the UN enforcing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights against nations.