I agree, but when one applies "liberal constructionism" and then uses the 14th amendment to say the states can't deny these "liberally constructed" individual rights, you get rulings like Roe v Wade, and many other atrocities. All of a sudden, things that were rightly left to the states or the people to decide become constitutional rights (via liberal construction). Once you get 5 justices to construct a "right" out of thin air, the people and the states no longer have any say in deciding the matter.
Sodomy, nude dancing, flag burning, "Under God", gay rights, hate crimes, etc.