There is a reason to be optimistic about this generation. Personally, I think my children have been taught the lessons of freedom and liberty. They understand the debt that they and their children will face. I came to age at the time of Reagan. My father came to age at the time of Goldwater. I believe liberalism/progressivism skips generations. Conservatism is passed on to generations by loving parents.
JWK
A legislative act which "impinges upon a fundamental right explicitly or implicitly secured by the Constitution is presumptively unconstitutional." See: Harris v. McRae United States Supreme Court (1980) Also see City of Mobile v. Bolden, 466 U.S. 55, 76, 100 S.Ct. 1490, 64 L.Ed.2d 47 (1980)