[Dead Corpse]

There are actually quotes from the Founders speaking on exactly this subject. It was considered silly to even worry about it as the State had no power to legilsate away and enumerated Right. Still, the BoR was to be a basic list. More protections, not limits, were to be enacted as each State saw fit.

They have turned that 180 over the last 100 or so years.

[Eastbound]

"They have turned that 180 over the last 100 or so years."

That's the sad truth. And sadder yet is the probability that there are not enough people aware enough or who even care enough to reverse the damage. And if that be true, we have surrendered the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and can only read about what once was on the remains of a barely legible ancient refrain scribbled an old parchment stained with patriot's blood. :(