"Congressman John A. Bingham of Ohio, the primary author of the first section of the 14th amendment, intended that the amendment also nationalize the Federal Bill of Rights by making it binding upon the states. Senator Jacob Howard of Michigan, introducing the amendment, specifically stated that the privileges and immunities clause would extend to the states “the personal rights guaranteed and secured by the first eight amendments.” Historians disagree on how widely Bingham's and Howard's views were shared at the time in the Congress, or across the country in general."
The fact the amendment failed to prevent unconstitutional laws from bring passed shouldn't be too shocking. We've seen myriad infringements on the 2nd amendment.
So the authors of it intend that the 14th amendment applies the Bill of Rights to the states.
Nope, even the framers of the 14th amendment said it didn't incorporate the bill of rights.
But the primary sources on the history we're talking about contradict your claim.
https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=43
"Congressman John A. Bingham of Ohio, the primary author of the first section of the 14th amendment, intended that the amendment also nationalize the Federal Bill of Rights by making it binding upon the states. Senator Jacob Howard of Michigan, introducing the amendment, specifically stated that the privileges and immunities clause would extend to the states “the personal rights guaranteed and secured by the first eight amendments.” Historians disagree on how widely Bingham's and Howard's views were shared at the time in the Congress, or across the country in general."
The fact the amendment failed to prevent unconstitutional laws from bring passed shouldn't be too shocking. We've seen myriad infringements on the 2nd amendment.
So the authors of it intend that the 14th amendment applies the Bill of Rights to the states.
So with 1 amendment with destroyed the republic and became a nation. Got it.
We have a republic if we can keep it