[William Terrell]

Does that mean you do believe that the Bill of Rights does not constrain the states in any way?

What does the Preamble say? Does it mention the states, or just the national government?

[lugsoul]

Can't you answer a simple question? I'll answer yours. It doesn't matter what the Preamble says. It doesn't even matter what the Constitution as originally ratified says. The only thing that matters is what the ENTIRE Constitution says.

You keep dancing around the question. Do you believe, for example, that there is no Constitutional (federal) problem with a state passing a law that bans newspaper articles which are not approved in advance by the governor's office?