* They believed that the Constitution already provided sufficient protections for individual rights. Some states argued that the Constitution itself already contained enough language to protect individual rights, and that a Bill of Rights was unnecessary.
* They were concerned about the potential for abuse of power by the federal government. Some states feared that a Bill of Rights could be used by the federal government to interfere in state affairs or to take away the rights of individuals.
* They did not want to give the federal government the authority to interpret and enforce a Bill of Rights. Some states were concerned that the federal government would have the power to decide what rights were protected by the Bill of Rights and how those rights would be enforced.