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The Supreme Court initially rejected attempts to apply the Bill of Rights against States, so there was barely any mention of the Bill of Rights for its first 130 years. In 1925, the Supreme Court finally relented and began applying the Bill of Rights against States, by their incorporation into the [[Fourteenth Amendment]].<ref>https://www.uscourts.gov/news/2019/12/12/now-cherished-bill-rights-spent-century-obscurity</ref>
The Supreme Court initially rejected attempts to apply the Bill of Rights against States, so there was barely any mention of the Bill of Rights for its first 130 years. In 1925, the Supreme Court finally relented and began applying the Bill of Rights against States, by their incorporation into the [[Fourteenth Amendment]].<ref>https://www.uscourts.gov/news/2019/12/12/now-cherished-bill-rights-spent-century-obscurity</ref>
[[Conservapedia's Original Source Project]] maintains a direct transcript of the [[Original Source: United States Congress - Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]].
==Background==
==Background==
On June 8th, 1789, Madison proposed a series of amendments to the Constitution which would become the Bill of Rights. These were intended for one specific purpose: to keep government small and constrained. In his opening speech proposing the Bill of rights, James Madison said the following:<ref>[http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1786-1800/madison-speech-proposing-the-bill-of-rights-june-8-1789.php Madison speech proposing the Bill of Rights June 8 1789]</ref>
On June 8th, 1789, Madison proposed a series of amendments to the Constitution which would become the Bill of Rights. These were intended for one specific purpose: to keep government small and constrained. In his opening speech proposing the Bill of rights, James Madison said the following:<ref>[http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1786-1800/madison-speech-proposing-the-bill-of-rights-june-8-1789.php Madison speech proposing the Bill of Rights June 8 1789]</ref>