Somewhere there is a phrase people have lost sight of - "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness."
At one time those were thought to be pretty basic rights.
But as we have learned, judicial fiat may deprive a person of life, readily enough, with what appears to be a capricious application of opinion in place of orderly deduction from established legal principles.
And when the right to life has been so quickly extinguished, can the right to liberty be soon to follow the same route?
And with no certainty of relief from malicious mischief that may be practiced upon anybody at any time, what right to the pursuit of happiness remains?
I see some chipping away at this part all the time - Most of it under the rubric of making us more secure.