The US constitution recognizes rights that are inherent to people and enumerates them in the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights does not grant the rights within

The US constitution recognizes rights that are inherent to people and enumerates them in the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights does not grant the rights within it, it merely recognizes them. Theoretically, the government has no authority to infringe on these rights. Obviously, in practice this is different.