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To: Roscoe
The Bill of Rights was enacted for the purpose of declaring already understood limitations on the powers the Constitution granted to the federal goverment.

Illogical.
The BOR's only mentioned the federal congress in the 1st, -- all other amendments were written as general edicts that were binding on the states as well as the federal govermment. Indeed, one argument made before ratification was that the BOR's would lay a general foundation for basic individual rights in ALL states, new & existing.

States don't derive their powers from the United States Constitution, the Constitution is their delegation of enumerated powers to the federal government.

Both state and federal governments derive their powers from the people.
It is thus ludicrous to claim that states have been delegated 'powers' to award powers to another form of government. Only people have the right to delegate basic powers.

States have no 'rights'.

261 posted on 09/20/2002 8:45:48 PM PDT by tpaine
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To: tpaine
The BOR's only mentioned the federal congress in the 1st

The Constitution was a grant of powers to the federal government. The Bill of Rights was subsequently added to prevent misconstruction of the powers delegated.

Effective December 15, 1791
Articles in addition to, and Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by the Legislatures of the several States, pursuant to the fifth Article of the original Constitution.

PREAMBLE
The conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best insure the beneficent ends of its institution.

Read a book.

299 posted on 09/21/2002 12:25:20 AM PDT by Roscoe
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