are we losing our cival rights under the bill of rights?
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They have been eroding for many many years.  I don't think we will get them back under the system we have in place now.
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this webpage describes it to great detail\nhttp://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/First_amendment
67577
You're correct. \n\nThe Fourth Amendment in the Bill of Rights is \n"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
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No, just that it must be protected. Some poeple seem to feel that it is less important that the 1st, 3rd, and latter amendments. After all if one shuld fall, why would the others not suffer the same fate?
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Yes. But this has become a gray area, because it used to be that the Federal law was limited by the Constitution to certain areas, and denied the rest. However, this has changed, and the Federal government is now, and has been for decades, legislating on things they have absolutely no constitutional authority to be meddling with.\n\nAnd the majority of Americans think this is a good thing, which it isn't, and they fail to connect this usurpation of powers with the  fact that they feel their freedoms and rights are being taken away. Un-believable.
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none so far, but debate over the past year regarding constitutional change (or charter change) has been quite heated. currently, they are still under the constitution of 1987.
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Conflicts between liberty and order....officers of the peace!\n\nThe Bill of Rights was necessary....many state leaders feared  that without it, personal freedoms could be lost. They wanted them included or they would not ratify the Constitution. Due process....check the rights of the accused in the Constitution...Aamendment 5 if memory serves
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Americans are protected against "unreasonable search and seizure" by the 4th admendment.\n\nThe Bill of Rights tells congress what types of laws it can NOT make.
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Nope you lost your rights to own firearms legally.
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Contact your congressman esp if you think there rights are being violated or the American Civil Liberties Union.And a veterinarian is not a qualified health practitioner for humans.
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You're not aware of what you've given up. Privacy rights,  habeus corpus, right to an attorney, right to see all the evidence against you, the list goes on. Just because you don't think you'll be personally affected, does not mean Americans haven't lost these rights in some circumstances. Ever heard of a trend? There's a trend toward taking away people's rights in more and more circumstances. \n\nAnd have you given up these freedoms for any reason? There are more terrorists due to Bush foreign policy than there were before 9-11
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The Bill of Rights tell you what  rights as a private citizen of this country you're entitled to.\n The Constitution tells how the government is formed,the different branches and levels of government. And,how it works explaining what it can and cannot do.\n Some of the rights I enjoy are "The right to assemble". \n                                                       "The right to keep and bear arms".\n                                                       "The right to trial by jury". Over the years, I've met several people on the Net and some of them have told me that they wished that their governments allowed  a trial by jury. I tell them that most people in this country avoid jury duty like as if it was a plague and an inconvenience of their time. If you don't use it,you WILL lose it.
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Of course, first amendment rights.\nI Corinthians 13;8a, Love never fails!!!!!
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YES and Yes. Basically you have rights accorded to by the 1st Amendment of the Constitution.....unles they may offend someone.  \n\nI still can't get used to the fairytale, The Pigment Challenged Womyn and the 7 Height Challenged Men.
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Every other amendment in the bill of rights regards individual rights.  Why would this one be any different!
1099988
Sorry to disagree with matt above me here but the Constitution does not "give" us anything. The founding fathers believed that all men are born with certain unalienable rights, but if you are born or  become a U.S.A. citizen then these rights cannot be taken away from you without due process. Now to the question at hand. Yes we now live in a time were the GOP are taking away rights without due process Example: Patriot Act, Freedom of Information Act...  What can we do? I don't have that answer, if I did I would run for office myself.
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Absolutely.  It's freedom of speech.  Its the first ammendment of the constitution.(Bill of rights section)