@no1marauder said
The Constitution constituted a government, it did not create Rights.
Right wingers are abysmally ignorant of the philosophy of the Founders.
OMG...are you kidding?
The constitution grants several rights...
"* "The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it." (Article I, Section IX, 2) The writ of habeas corpus enables a person under arrest to obtain an immediate examination in court to ascertain whether he or she is being legally held.
* "No bill of attainder [a special legislative act condemning and punishing an individual without a judicial trial] or ex-post-facto law [one that fixes punishments for acts committed before the law was passed] shall be passed." (Article I, Section IX, 3)
* "No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States." (Article I, Section IX, 8)
* "No State shall . . . pass any bill of attainder, ex-post-facto law or law impairing the obligation of contracts; or grant any title of nobility." (Article I, Section X, 1)
* "The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; such trial shall be held in the State where the said crimes shall have been committed. . . ." (Article III, Section II, 3)
* "Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or, in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act or on confession in open court." (Article III, Section III, 1)
* "The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted." (Article III, Section III, 2)
* "Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States. . . ." (Article I, Section III, 7)
* "Full faith and credit shall be given in each State to the public acts, records and judicial proceedings of every other state. . . ." (Article IV, Section 1)
* "The citizens of each State shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several States." (Article IV, Section II, 1)
* "The United States shall guarantee to every state in this Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the Executive (when the legislature cannot be convened), against domestic violence." (Article IV, Section IV).
* "No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States." (Article VI, 3)"