why was the bill of rights not left up to each state to develop on its own?

Answer 1

Each state has their own constitutions. The Bill of Rights are FEDERAL rights.

Answer 2

Huh? Alright, I'll tell because I was thumbed down. It is realized that Judiciaries are corrupt. That if State's could they would enact laws to prevent the innocent from being given a fair trial, particularly when the accuser is the government.

For instance the accused is charged by act of police corruption, etc.

An excellent example of this was the Supreme Court taking away from all States ability to tamper with declaring the accused insane and/or incompetent because the Supreme Court realizes that it would be a tool of the guilty employed to silence the innocent. So there exists an example of the Feds taking away something from the States and have in lieu thereof provided strict mandate as to how to be able to make a claim of incompetence.

This is off the cuff answer, but nevertheless true, and answers your question.

Answer 3

Because it is a Federal matter that affects all states and the Federal Government wanted to make sure each state is being fair to the people who lives there all at once. Otherwise, there would be in each state with different laws on rights issues that could be no be fair to those who lives there.

Answer 4

You'll find that the state constitutions had things similar to the Bill of Rights in their individual constitutions. The reason that the Bill of Rights was a major item for ratification was because there was a concern that the government would take more power than it was supposed to have. Of course, it has done so.

Answer 5

If the states were going to form a union, then a common basic set of rights had to be adopted. To do anything otherwise would have been much too unwieldy. Can you imagine trying to coordinate the rights of citizens from 50 states, all with varying sets of rights to be honored? It would be a legal and bureaucratic nightmare.

Answer 6

The tried that under the articles of confederation it caused many conflicts between the colonies

Answer 7

Same reason the founding fathers decided that we needed one standardized form of legal tender including minted coins and bank notes.

Answer 8

Because we are a country, not lots of little countries. The states had to ratify them before they were passed. What do you suggest they should have done?

Answer 9

Develop its own what?

Answer 10

Because it really was a Union--like Abe Lincoln proved.