The federal government does have a track record. For example: (1) the original federal firearms law, implemented to combat organized crime, has been expanded into such a massive miriad of legalese that citizens can commit felonies without even realizing it, simply by having the wrong barrel, or the wrong stock; and (2) the original asset forfeiture law (RICO), implemented to combat organized crime, has also been expanded to a massive miriad of legalese, and to state and local levels, that makes all private property subject to seizure for even minor offenses, or for none at all. And now the government has decided to take away additional rights of citizens, while letting foreign nationals run loose in our society? Give me a break!
Frankly, only a fool would trust the federal government with power over any right. The duty of the federal government is to enforce our rights, and to take none of them away.
The government can, however, violate the rights of non-citizens in any manner it pleases, since non-citizens have no rights under our constitution. And until the government expels all foreign nationals and secures our borders, and repeals all law that infringe the rights of citizens, it deserves no respect.
Oh, jeepers, you are such troublemakers posting all these facts on here.
"Loose lips sink ships."
Stop reminding us we're supposed to be free.
Don't you know there's a war on?