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James_Madison22 1 point ago +1 / -0

The real American heritage is not a strong economy or a list of enumerated rights. The bill of rights was an afterthought. If you really think a grocery list protects us, read the Soviet constitution and look at all the rights they "had".

http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/const/77cons02.html

The real gift of the constitution is the separation, balance, and restraint of power.