Constitutional Law-It's the Law
Constitutional violations can only be committed by the government or its representatives.
Hopefully you said “no” to answer that question. The Constitution is a compact between the people and the government. Constitutional violations can only be committed by the government or its representatives. As such, one citizen violating the rights of another citizen is not a constitutional violation at the federal or state level. Your neighbor has violated state law, and he can be charged with that state law violation and also could be sued civilly for trespassing and for damaging your property.
The most important point to keep in mind regarding the U.S. Constitution is that it is the basic framework or foundation upon which our legislative, judicial, and executive branches are built. It defines certain basic rights that the people have and that no governmental authority can take away. The framers of the U.S. Constitution wished to define the authority of government and then place in the people all rights that were not specifically bestowed upon the government.
