Everyone seems to think the most important part of the constitution is the bill-of-rights (BOR). It is not IMO. The limits on and formation of the federal govt. far outweigh the significance of the BOR. Without the limits on FedGov power the BOR is meaningless.
I absolutely agree and, to a man, so would the founders!
WE have a very large monument in Washington D.C. to the very man who opened wide the doors through which every progressive since has walked!