[PapaNew]

All of which is patently unconstitutional because the wresting of the original intent and meaning of the 14th Amendment notwithstanding, the federal government has no constitutional authority or power to enforce the first Ten Amendments. Rather, the Constitution and the first Ten Amendments are pointed directly at the limitations of the federal government's power and authority.

Few seem to understand this. It's a legal and judicial loophole, not it the Constitution, but in the demagogues' cunning misinterpretation and application of it.

[BuckeyeTexan]

We disagree about whether or not the Bill of Rights is incorporated against The States, but that is a discussion for another thread. So I won’t hijack this one.