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Originally Posted by Platapus
Even the 14th amendment (1868) still recognized that the bill of rights applied to the Federal Government only. As late as 1883 (Barron v Balitmore 32 US (7pet) 243) the SCOTUS ruled that the bill of rights only applied to the Federal Government.
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Good post, but I would disagree slightly with this one point. Both the 13th and 15th amendments created new limitations that were specifically designed to make the States follow Federal guidelines, concerning slavery and voting rights respectively.