We are bound by the meaning of the words, --
We are nevertheless stuck with what's written, not what was hoped for.
Exactly my point.
We are stuck with what's written in Article VI.
The fact its written that "Congress shall make no law" in the first clause of the 1st Amendment, -- does not allow States to make laws that infringe upon the individual rights outlined in the BOR's.
-- All of the Constitution & its Amendments are the supreme "Law of the Land". -- Anything in the "Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding."
Fine, but even though the Constitution says "Congress shall make no law," Congress itself is making laws left and write abridging the freedom of speech, etc.