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well i stated BOR, not its operating constitution, governments dont, grant, include, dispense rights at all, they exist only to affirm what is self evident.
the court stays busy, because the federal government is far outside the constitution, and doing things never intended for them to do, that is why they are so busy.
the constitution of the founders gave no authority to the federal government over the people or the states, its directly only at them, people are supposed to have rights under their state constitution which mimics with the federal one, and if rights are violated, the person takes it to the courts of a state, if justice cannot be had because of the bias of a state which is also trying the case, then you can see justice in a federal court.
one thing to remember, a constitution is written for governments... not the people, ...people cannot violate the u.s. constitution...its not possible......any action a person would take would be criminal law
I'm not really sure what you're getting at, but back to the original topic. North Carolina has no right to establish a state religion, regardless of what its own laws or state Constitution says, its been ruled that way in Supreme Court cases and the Supreme Court has every legal authority to determine what the Constitution means.
And the Constitution does give the Federal government authority over the people and the states, that's the very purpose of government to begin with. Just read the Supremacy Clause
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding.
It quite clearly says the Laws of the United States are the Supreme Law of the land, that means that when a state and Federal law is in conflict the Federal law wins, every time, all the time, unless the court rules that the Federal law in question violates the Constitution in some way.
Let me ask you, without the courts to rule on the Constitution who would determine when it was violated? Or if as an individual if I thought my constitutional rights had been violated what recourse would I have if I couldnt go to a court?