>"The Constitution does not and cannot bestow inalienable rights." The Bill of Rights was never supposed to bestow rights, just protect them, as per the prefac

>"The Constitution does not and cannot bestow inalienable rights." The Bill of Rights was never supposed to bestow rights, just protect them, as per the preface: >"The Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution."