His paragraph doesn't explain where in the 14th amendment it says that the Bill of Rights shall be applied to the states.
- If you don't believe Black, read the ratification debates themselves. They're on the web.
I don't care what they intended to say, any more than I care about how voters in Palm Beach County intended to vote. All that matters is what they did say. And they did not say that the BOR applies to the states, when they could have easily made it crystal clear that it does. If they write a law saying "thou shalt only eat broccoli on Sundays", am I supposed to be impressed that they meant to say that you should never shave your dog?
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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In bold, you will find the words that refer to states and restrict them from violating an individuals unenumerated and/or enumerated constitutional rights.
Plain, ordinary language. - You dislike what it says? - Tough.
But to claim you can't understand only raises doubts as to your own abilities.