What is a Constitutionalist to you?

Greetings from Wyoming, i decided to take the weekend off from blogging , and take some down time to think, I figure , since i call myself a Constitutionalist , i better give a brief description of what 1 is , and the best i have found so far is this:
Starting with the proposition that "'Constitutionalism' refers to the position or practice that government be limited by a constitution, usually written," analysts take a variety of positions on what the constitution means. For instance, they describe the document as a document that may specify its relation to statutes, treaties, executive and judicial actions, and the constitutions or laws of regional jurisdictions. This prescriptive use of Constitutionalism is also concerned with the principles of constitutional design, which includes the principle that the field of public action be partitioned between delegated powers to the government and the rights of individuals, each of which is a restriction of the other, and that no powers be delegated that are beyond the competence of government.
My understanding of that , is that there are certain things laid out in the Constitution, and basically it tells the federal government what it can do and exactly what it cannot do, it is alimitation , on federal powers , and to my thinking , a lot if not most of the federal "laws " go directly against the bill of rights contained there in, matter of fact , a few of the amendments themselves , are not needed and i say this because do we really need amendments that pertain to race for example? or do we need an amendment for taxation ? or even federal legislature pay raises?but i divirge, a constitutionalist is one that thinks that the rules for the federal government are plainly there ,in 1 document , and that they are resolute.
now if some have a differnt view , im all ears, so what do you think?