That is completely incorrect.
Who indeed?
How has this happened historically in the United States?
Californians and New Porkers.
Incorrectly.
many ways,
amendments, legislation, statutes and court rulings,
But who should have the power to impose their will on another is a broader question.
can we keep it to America and one federal constitution that trumps 50 state constitutions in some cases.
Which “federal” Constitution? 1789 or 1791?
the one that includes the BOR
The right of the woman to not be pregnant overrides the fetuses right to life.
So 1791. Good, now we can continue.
what about the death penalty?
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If you say so. 
According to whom?
The simple English in in the 1791 Constitution.
So simple there had to be a whole bunch of documents written to explain what it meant as the drafters trolled for votes to ratify it.
It was a negotiated document…not one drafted by universal consensus.
And this is off the beaten track.
The answer to the question in the OP is neither individual liberty nor community are the priority.
Not always. What affects the community affects the individual.
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Interesting. I don’t think you feel that for a minute.
Not always.
It doesn’t have to be overt or overbearing to qualify as an effect.
Absolutely I do.
