>it creates massive confusion that the people have some limited set of rights. Governance in the US is derived first and foremost from the People, State govern

>it creates massive confusion that the people have some limited set of rights. Governance in the US is derived first and foremost from the People, State governments are delegated certain powers from the People, and the Federal government is delegated certain powers from the States. Furthermore, the powers that first and foremost rest with the People are understood to be granted by their Creator (who this Creator is specifically is not relevant, though it is generally assumed to be God, see "In God We Trust"). The Constitution and Declaration of Independence merely outline guarantees for those powers, no powers are explicitly granted by those documents because those powers already exist. So you are patently wrong. Not only do the People "have some limited set of rights", they have all the rights. The State and Federal governments exist at the pleasure of the People.