The BOR is a list of inalienable rights that the govt is to leave alone, not "granted" by the govt. This continuous litany of "granted rights" is as bogus as the "we are a democracy" rubbish.
That, combined with the fact that "the people" are the same group in all of the BOR and...
Viola!!!!
Emerson is moot - the fedgov has no jurisdiction.
Period. Fini. End of story, etc.
prambo
This article sucks. It is poorly written and researched. It cites examples that are irrelevant to the question. It seems that the author is trying to justify his beliefs, rather than find an honest answer to his questions. That is how all academia is taught these days, and it is a very bad methodology. It is fascism of thought.