This is a very strange argument, and is one that a lot of Americans seem to believe. Is this purely because of the wording of the 10th Amendment? The reason I a

This is a very strange argument, and is one that a lot of Americans seem to believe. Is this purely because of the wording of the 10th Amendment? The reason I ask is because there isn't (as far as I know) a legal distinction between being given a freedom and there being a restriction such that "Congress shall make no law abridging $some_freedom". To test this theory, consider if there was a new amendment that completely invalidated the bill of rights. Would you still have the same freedoms you have today? Of course not -- so therefore (regardless of the framing) the bill of rights gives you certain rights.