And in case you are tempted to believe that I overstate the case, or that I misjudge the character of those whom we have elected, I invite you to try a little experiment. Our kids, the ones who cannot identify their constitutional rights, are growing up in an America where, thanks largely to the Drug War, such niceties are increasingly becoming irrelevant. The constitution is but a yellowing piece of paper without a citizenry engaged and informed enough to demand that its principles be adhered to. Look where we are. And look at the ignorance of large numbers of the generation to follow.
Tyranny comes cheap.
To earn it, one need only turn away.