The First and the Second

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."



"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. "

Just a little refresher, in case you still think your government is benign.  After all, no one in Washington disagrees with, nor deliberately ignores the Constitution, right?  Right?  Anyone?  

Hmmm. Does freedom "of the press" include the internet?  I mean, who uses printing presses anymore, anyway?  Hallmark? Like, Dude, where's my typewriter?  This phrase is totally archaic: let's toss it!  And why should we worry about how grievances are dressed or re-dressed?  Barney Frank?  No, wait, that's cross-dressed.  Toss it!  A well-regulated Militia?  Isn't that like a posse, or something?  Who uses posses anymore?  Ctrl-alt-delete!

Now we're becoming civilized, just like the President-pro-tem would have us to be. 

I find it odd, even though confronted by black-and-white, ink-on-parchment, that your Senate and House continue to debate these two portions of the Constitution, and yet somehow both have found between-the-lines unwritten references to their responsibility to coerce you into a state-run healthcare-insurance program, and they have the unconscionable hubris to use Social Security and Medicare as shining examples of how well they can run your life.  I guess that's the "Audacity of Hope" we've been hearing about, as in "I hope they never catch on to our audacity!"