"The purpose of a federal government should be to grant rights, not restrictions." In the US, at least, that's exactly backwards. The purpose of the Constitut

"The purpose of a federal government should be to grant rights, not restrictions." In the US, at least, that's exactly backwards. The purpose of the Constitution was to specifically limit the rights the people gave to it's government and those who govern. The 9th and 10th amendments were added to make that abundantly clear. Unfortunately, the articles gave plenty of ambiguity to exploit.