In the post 9/11 world, this is the reality of our once cherished Bill of Rights..... Amendment I Congress shall make laws respecting an establishment of religion, and may constrain the free exercise thereof; and limiting free speech and the press; and suppressing the right of the people to assemble, and to discourage the people from petitioning the Government for a redress of grievances. Amendment II A well armed Constabulary, being necessary to the subjugation of a spirit of freedom, the privilege of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall be infringed and modified. Amendment III The people shall be required to compensate the Government for the cost of goods and services provided to non-citizens, and the Government may extract and disburse such in a manner to be prescribed politically. Amendment IV The right of the Government to inspect the people in their persons, houses, and effects, and if necessary without their knowledge, shall not be violated, and Warrants shall issue in secret courts without due process or support by Oath or affirmation, execution of which shall be broad and at the discetion of authorities. Amendment V Any person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, without due process of law; and any person shall be subject to prosecution by any level of Government, simultaneously or consecutively, to be put in jeopardy of life or limb for the same offense more than once if necessary; and be compelled to submit biological samples for any criminal case in order to be a witness against himself, and may be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; and private property shall be taken for public use, without just compensation. Amendment VI In all criminal prosecutions, the accused may be held for lengthy periods before a trial, and tried by a jury generally unfamiliar with law in the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, with the nature and cause of the accusation to be obscured as the Government deems necessary; with the use of Government negotiated witness arrangements that may benefit the accusers and/or prosecuting attorneys; and to have qualified Assistance of Counsel for his defense based on ability to pay. Amendment VII In Suits at common law, the well provisioned litigant shall have numerous opportunities to appeal, and litigants may be compelled to utilize non-judicial forums as compelled by extra-judicial organizations to settle disputes. Amendment VIII Bail may encompass a variety of fees including, but not limited to, charges for self internment and monitoring, re-education and counseling; and private prisons may determine if and when sentencing is extended without show of cause in a court of law. Amendment IX The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall reflect the Governments ability to diminish or expand, as necessary, the rights of the people. Amendment X The powers not delegated to the States by the Constitution, or to the people, are reserved to the United States.
The Constitution states how it can be changed or adapted to the 21st century. It is called the amendment process.
And those changes are arbitrarily decided by government without due process of law.... The American way!
