[cat in the hat]

not very. or at all.

you miss the point. the Constitution IS the law of the land. that is why many laws have been overthrown as "unconstitutional" it what every service member has sworn to uphold.

yes people have other rights not mentioned in our Constitution. (I for one believe in the right of a woman to sell her body but few places in the US are legal for such commerce.) and there are still dry counties where alcohol cannot be sold. a state constitution only grants powers to that state. for example, Medical marijuana is legal in Colorado so state law enforcement will not pursue those who use it according to state law; however, that medical marijuana card is useless in any other state. if the federal govt decided to legalize medical marijuana, states would not have to follow suit because the right to smoke pot is not guaranteed in the Constitution.

BUT free speech and many other rights including the right to bear arms are guaranteed and no city, county or state can take that away. that was the purpose of the Bill of Rights.

our Constitution has been amended many times because the founding fathers knew that it would need to be. so any amendment also becomes part of that law.