This is why I just laugh when people claim that the US is a Constitution Republic, or that they are protected by the US Constitution.

In order to be "constitutional" it would first have to observe the limits it outlines upon the State.

The paper is not magic, only people can protect themselves and others.

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"But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case it is unfit to exist."

Lysander Spooner, No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority