Selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights into the Fourteenth Amendment in order to protect individuals from state action would not have been supported by the framers of the Constitution.

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The concept of selective incorporation was not developed until the mid-twentieth century, long after the framers of the Constitution had passed. Therefore, they would not have been able to support or oppose it. Additionally, many of the framers believed that the Bill of Rights applied only to the federal government and not to state governments, so they likely would not have supported the incorporation of these rights to protect individuals from state action.

Selective Incorporation of the Bill of Rights into the Fourteenth