[Jhoffa_]

Your illogical argument is that unless the constitution says so, in so many words, the State may in fact infringe upon your rights.

I thought this kind of fell to the people of the states Demi..

I mean, otherwise I could open a nuclear waste dump right next door to you.. Or do whatever I wanted..

"..States and the people respectively. "

[Demidog]

I thought this kind of fell to the people of the states Demi..

Waht do you mean by "this"? If you don't have the right to infringe upon another individual's rights, how can you confer the power to do so onto the state?