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Originally Posted by onelifecrisis
If you want to define a right as some sort of personal belief, then why do you even need the constitution? If you decide for yourself whether you can bear arms, speak your mind, and so on, then what do you care whether it is written down in a book or not? What difference does it make? Why even take part in the debate?
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For the same reason that i'd post my land "No Trespassing" if I didn't want people to be on it. As several people have pointed out already the Bill of Rights are limitations placed on GOVERNMENT powers, they are not restrictions placed on the people.
For example: A private citizen can
invite troops to quarter in his house if he wants, but the government cannot tell people they
must quarter troops in their houses. See the difference?