It is to be noted that The Bill of Rights was demanded before the representatives of the colonists would agree to sign the Constitution, even though It Was Understood That These Were God-Given Rights And Not Privileges Granted By The Formative Government.

Herein are some of the most controversial:

Amendment 1:
Under constant attack regarding Freedom of Speech, Print or Portrayal; mostly for objectionable material and "the right of the public to know" and also for whether America should recognize religion.

Amendment 2:
In the last 40 years, the attack has become constant; completely "out of context as it was written, understood and meant to be"; and has practically destroyed what was the 'Nation of Marksmen'. The mounting illegal lawsuits are so misdirected that the U.S. is headed toward a socialist, unarmed society progressing to a "One World Govern ment."

Amendment 4:
Unreasonable searches, property confiscation and invasion of privacy are becoming the 'norm'.

Amendments 5 & 6:
Many trials have become a 'farce'; juries are often not impartial, and certainly not one by your peers; and the legal process has become something never in this world imagined by the Founding Fathers.

Amendment 9:
This is the "catch all" amendment that notifies the Government that American citizens know the difference between rights and privileges and will not surrender those rights as if they are benevolent gifts from the Government.

It was obvious to the Founding Fathers that they couldn't possibly detail all the rights that a free people possess, so this was their way of expressing limitations on the federal government.

However, we now have a justice of the Supreme Court declaring that the Constitution grants very minimal rights, and therefore, the government can scale back those rights when considered necessary!

Amendment 10:
This amendment notifies the government that the powers delegated to the States are not to be surrendered to a central government and that that central government is strictly limited to what powers it has been granted in the Constitution.

Amendment 14:
Section 1: While this Amendment grants all citizens equal rights (and therefore altered the status of slavery), it was not foreseen the problem caused by illegals coming into the U.S. and giving birth and thereby obtaining citizenship rights.

Amendment 16:
This Amendment, supposedly ratified (there is serious question whether full ratification was achieved) the ability to enact the 'income tax'.

Amendment 17:
This Amendment changed the method of selecting Senators and has radically changed the focus and direction of the Federal Government. [See Department "Constitution Conflicts", page 1 & 2 in the Constitutional Times].

Further proof of intent to limit a national, central government is contained in Articles VI and IX of the Articles of the Confederation thusly:

Article VI: Individual States have the power to declare war under certain circumstances; ie, the Federal Government can't respond quickly enough, etc.; therefore, it was declared that States do have that power. [Obviously, that power was demonstrated when the Northern and Southern States declared war; in this case, on each other; eg, the War Between The States "Civil War"].

Article IX: Congress has the SOLE power to declare war, except as noted in Article VI.

Referring to Federalist Papers such as 39, 45 and 82: the United States is composed of Sovereign States (each State is an individual soverignity with governmental powers; power to abolish the Supreme Court; the power to secede from the Union, etc.)

Constitutional Scholars believe that the U.S. Constitution was illegally compromised when war was declared between the states and even though claims were made that slavery and economics were the issue, the PRINCIPAL EFFECT WAS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DECLARED ITSELF AS THE RULING AUTHORITY.

If the United States is to remain a Republic, that must be reversed.