Metaphysically, the 'Bill of Rights' is just ink and paper. It's not self-enforcing. But as a venerable set of social norms, as a focal point in a political coordination game, as a wake-up call from our ancestors, it still carries weight among those who understand and respect it.https://twitter.com/michaelmalice/status/978762409702842369 …
Yes, and that's a useful belief that supercharges the BOR's gravitas. But I don't know what an 'inherent right' really means if it's easy for mob rule or tyranny to trample on it.