What Happened to The Bill of Rights?

I am convinced that most people in the United States no longer support or hold sacred the Constitution. I can prove this because on a daily basis people are swarming to limit the freedoms outlined in the Bill of Rights.

It is very disturbing that most polls show the majority of Americans are NOT in favor of free speech. When questions are asked such as “Should people be allowed to say whatever they want?” people overwhelmingly answered “no”. Even more disturbing is that many of these “no” votes come from students in Universities. Students are supposed to rage against the machine NOT for the machine. What is happening?

Our own government has turned against us by passing the Patriot Act without even reading it. But then, when they did read it actually supported it. Only the courts can authorize a search and you have to have justification for a search. I want terrorists brought to justice but not at the price of my basic rights. This is proof that fear can make people do anything.

Both our government and the people are now crazy. I can prove this because they actually told us we can defend ourselves against a chemical attack by using duct tape; even scarier is that the people believe it. They only way duct tape could affect the outcome of a chemical attack is if you wrapped it around your head and suffocated yourself before the chemicals killed you.

Also, why can’t people understand the right to the pursuit of happiness? As long as you do not hurt anyone you have the right to live your life in whatever manner makes you happy. Why must people enforce their standards of happiness on others? I have never understood this and I never will.

I will always fight for someone’s right to be happy, even if what makes them happy is not what makes me happy. This is the basic foundation of a free society and this is not negotiable. You do not have to condone an activity to allow someone else to do the activity but they should have a right to do whatever it is that makes them happy.