As near as I recall your founders were opposed to a bill of rights for this very reason: That a time would come when people came to believe their basic rights

As near as I recall your founders were opposed to a bill of rights for this very reason: That a time would come when people came to believe their basic rights only existed by virtue of the bill of rights. For more on this point of view see: http://www.fff.org/comment/com0202e.asp http://www.fff.org/comment/com0202e.asp http://the-classic-liberal.com/the-bill-of-rights/ http://the-classic-liberal.com/the-bill-of-rights/