There was no outcry when the right of privacy was effectively cancelled for any American residing outside the US - so I have very little sympathy now for those who only protest when THEIR rights are infringed upon.
“There was no outcry when the right of privacy was effectively cancelled for any American residing outside the US - so I have very little sympathy now for those who only protest when THEIR rights are infringed upon.”
Thank you for saying this!
It is very true
The 4th Amendment has been gutted, arguably Kentucky v. King killed it, though if it didn't the non-acrion against the NSA over the domestic espionage certainly did.
The 1st is struggling; political-correctness has been doing an excellent job there, from making it impossible to freely/safely express opinion to forbidding the people from acting on their religious belief, it's been surprisingly effective.
The 2nd likewise, just recently it's been declared that gunsmiths are manufacturers according to the FedGov.
The 5th is gutted as well, given things like Kelo v New London, the effective neutering of the jury, and all the various ways the government can prosecute you for the same actions.
The 6th is regularly ignored: Tax-courts in particular have no jury, it's absolutely feasible to destroy someone's life by drawing the trial (and indeed pre-trial) out.
The 7th is also ignored: Divorce Courts don't allow juries.
The 8th… It's shameful that people believe that locking a man up for 20 years (1/4 of his natural lifespan) isn't cruel and unusual
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The 9th is essentially nothing now. (With the possible exception of travel
our rights at the federal are only what's been enumerated in the Bill of Rights; and as this list shows even that is doubtful.)
The 10th — If the 10th were respected the government would have a hard time exercising enough power to trample us as they are.
But this all means one thing: if we want the Constitution to be the Supreme Law of the Land, then we need to treat it like it is, we need to punish those who transgress its bounds swiftly and forcefully.