Journal TheCabal's Journal: Nothing to hide 1

Ever since 9/11, I've often been reminded of Ben Franklin's oft-used saying of those willing to trade freedom for safety deserve neither. I'm shocked and dismayed of the reaction of what seems like the vast majority of US citizens whenever someone complains about the infrigement of freedoms. They usually reply with "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about".

Every time I hear this, I'm floored. Am I the only person who still cares about the Fourth Amendment? Yes, I dig the First and Second, but all the other ones are just as important. I've actually tried to explain the Fourth to people and received only blank stares.

Don't we teach the meaning of the Constitution, why it was created and what it was created for in schools anymore? It seems that the only people who have any sort of clue about US history and our rights as Americans are naturalized citizens. It's almost as if the government was trying to stupify its own people in order to pull the wool over our own eyes. It's distressing.