My view on it is simple. The bill of rights, with one exception (the first amendment), does not explicitly prohibit Congress from infringing on the rights therein enumerated.
The first amendment reads "Congress shall make no law..."
The second reads "The right to ... shall not be infringed".
The third through eighth use similar language to the second.
4th Amendment: "The right... shall not be violated..."
6th Amendment: "In all criminal prosecutions..."
Only one specifically restricts the Federal government. From a strict constructionist viewpoint, it can be argued that, for example:
* No legal entity, federal, state, or local, has the right to search and seizure without a warrant
* No legal entity, federal, state, or local, has the right to restrict firearms ownership and carriage
* State and local polities do have the right to endorse and establish an official religion and regulate speech and the press (unless, of course, their own state constitution or other binding document explicitly prohibits such action)
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The first amendment reads "Congress shall make no law..."
The second reads "The right to ... shall not be infringed".
The third through eighth use similar language to the second.
4th Amendment: "The right... shall not be violated..."
6th Amendment: "In all criminal prosecutions..."
Only one specifically restricts the Federal government. From a strict constructionist viewpoint, it can be argued that, for example:
* No legal entity, federal, state, or local, has the right to search and seizure without a warrant
* No legal entity, federal, state, or local, has the right to restrict firearms ownership and carriage
* State and local polities do have the right to endorse and establish an official religion and regulate speech and the press (unless, of course, their own state constitution or other binding document explicitly prohibits such action)
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.