Baker v. State

Representative James Madison introduced at the first congress, on June 8, 1789, sixteen (16) amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Four (4) of the amendments did not survive congressional debate, and two (2) failed because the States did not ratify them. The remaining ten (10), in substantially the same form as proposed by Madison, became known as “The Bill of Rights.” 1 Interestingly, one (1) of the suggested amendments that was defeated in the Congress would have prohibited “the states from infringing on freedom of conscience, press, and jury trial.” 2 The Bill of Rights was,…