It does if the people take it seriously. If they tolerate infringement of their rights every time the government says there is a crisis, they will careen from c

It does if the people take it seriously. If they tolerate infringement of their rights every time the government says there is a crisis, they will careen from crisis to crisis until their rights are gone. A bill of rights is just paper until the people give it force by refusing to tolerate violations under any circumstances.