Bill of Rights

President Biden said that the Second Amendment, from the day is was passed, limited the type of people who could own a gun and what type of weapon you could own. This is a false statement but it is not the big problem here. The ten amendments were added to the constitution to limit what the government could do not to limit what the people could do. This is a basic misunderstanding and the reason that many people are always pushing for more government intervention in the lives of its citizens. The first ten amendments also known as the Bill of Rights were added to the constitution to resolve one of the most glaring deficiencies of the Constitution, preventing the government's abuse of individual rights. Over the years congress has assumed more and more power using the general welfare clause in the constitution. These laws have not been challenged. It seems the government can spend to promote the general welfare without any constraints.