One of the unique things about the Constitution of the United States was that it
guaranteed certain rights for its citizens. Those rights provided the
foundation for an era of freedom and prosperity that was pretty much
unprecedented in human history and dozens of other nations eventually copied
many of the ideas contained in our Constitution and Bill of Rights because they
worked so well. Of course our system never functioned perfectly, but when you
compare it to what has gone on for most of human history, it truly was a bright
light in a sea of oppression and totalitarianism. Unfortunately, our rights are
now being systematically taken away from us. In America today, the politicians
have convinced most of us that in order to keep us all “safe” we must give up
many of our rights and move toward becoming a totalitarian police state. In the
“new America”, you don’t get any rights. They tell us that giving people rights
is too dangerous. Instead, you get some limited “privileges” which can be
revoked at any time by the authorities. Sadly, most Americans have become so
dumbed-down that they don’t even realize what is happening.
How many Americans do you think have actually read the Constitution?
Personally, I went through high school, college and even law school without
ever being required to read the Constitution of the United States.
Isn’t that amazing?
Most Americans don’t even understand that they have rights because they have
never even read the documents that grant them those rights.
You can find the text of the U.S. Constitution right here. If you have
never taken the time to read the whole thing, you really should.
According to the U.S. Constitution, the following are some of the rights that
we are supposed to have….
-Freedom of religion
-Freedom of speech
-Freedom of the press
-Freedom of assembly
-Freedom to bear arms
-Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
-The right to due process of law
-The right to a speedy and public trial
-Freedom from cruel and unusual punishments
Unfortunately, all of those rights are under attack in America today.
In most cases, a right is not taken away all at once. Instead, opponents of
these rights take what is known as an “incremental approach”.
For example, we are told that there are certain limits on the freedom of
speech. We are told that we cannot yell “fire” in a crowded theater and we
accept that because it sounds reasonable. But then once everyone agrees that
there are “limits” on that right, the control freaks that run things just keep
trying to tighten those limits in thousands of different ways until our freedom
of speech is whittled away to almost nothing.
It is imperative that we stand up for our liberties and freedoms. If we
don’t defend them now, eventually they will be gone for good.
The following are some examples of how our rights are under attack in America
today….
The federal government has become absolutely obsessed with monitoring
everything that Americans say. This chills free speech because it gives people
the feeling that there is always somebody “watching”.
It has recently been revealed that the Department of Homeland Security plans
to monitor social media outlets on the Internet. If you use the wrong
“keywords” or if you are a key “influencer” on the Internet, there is no doubt
that someone from the federal government will be keeping tabs on you.
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