Originally Posted By: ed good


and it seems to me, that the purpose of the bill of rights was not to declare individual rights, but to specifically limit the power of the federal government over the rights of people and the states.


That's the purpose of the 10th Amendment, Ed. If that were the purpose of the entire Bill of Rights, there wouldn't be any need to spell it out specifically in the 10th Amendment. In fact, the Bill of Rights collectively limits the power of all levels of government. The Feds can't restrict freedom of speech and religion, nor can the states . . . for example.