Yet someone must.
Because without defining what is unacceptable harm (that's basically what the bill of rights did), you cannot punish those who harm.
harm as you speak falls under state, local law, not federal.
when one violates the rights of another, or threatens the health and safety of the public, government can use force on that person, however if the person is not committing either of those actions, government has no authority to act.
rights, should never be under the thumb of anyone or entries authority, ..meaning to control them, because it leads to tyranny.
i shall give an example of tyranny going on in america today ..the violation of the right of property.
France is a socialist
democratic republic. where rights are defined by government, they dont have natural rights.
our founders created a republican form of government, article 4 section 4.... not a democratic form, ..so government does not define rights.....there is no authority over rights, they come from our humanity, people cannot vote on rights.
today...direct democracy is taking place in america which is a violation of constitutional law, because every state in the union must be republican, not democratic.
how is tyranny rearing its head?, thru referendums and initiatives [democracy], where people are given the power to determine what rights a person is going to have on his own property.
people are voting ....no to allow a business owner to have or not have smoking on his own property......where did the people get to vote on property which belongs to another Citizen?
by entrusting themselves in democracy and believing the will of the majority has the power to create rights for the .......collective.