Where do these zombies come from that believe our government grants rights to its citizens? I would bet that this is the same crowd that say the Constitution is only a framework for law and is open to new interpretations depending on the circumstances of the times--i.e. the Constitution is a "living, breathing document."

The Constitution and its amendments (most importantly, The Bill of Rights) are absolute law designed to prevent the inherent corruption of a powerful government from running roughshod over the rights of the citizens. All codified rights are absolute rights guaranteed by the Constitution, and therefore, to be protected by our government, with all of its enforcement powers, but granted by no manmade authority, but rather, by nature or god or whatever you want to call whatever it was that planted the desire for liberty and freedom in every living thing.

Liberty can only survive when brave men of conscience hold the line against encroaching tyranny. If no one ever stands-up to the over-reaching government and its desire to relieve the citizens of their rights, then we will slowly boil to death like frogs in the cooking pot, never knowing why or how we lost our most precious possession in this great land, our inalienable civil rights! Look at what has happened with the liberal court interpretations of the "takings clause" recently. People who were living law-abiding peaceful lives had their property confiscated by the government not for the common good, but for the economic enrichment of the bloated beast that is government bureaucracy. Government employees now earn twice as much as their private-sector counterparts of equal skills and education, so the benefits of being part of "The Machine" (credit to Pink Floyd) are so intoxicating that expedient logic allows all in government, politicians and bureaucrats alike, to justify their destruction of our liberties in order to increase their power and control.

I applaud the actions of any patriot, and they do deserve that moniker!, who stands up to the government whenever it encroaches on our rights. So "Bravo", to the lawyer with the camera. "Bravo", to any in the media who have the huevos to hold our government to account. "Bravo", to those who oppose "The War On Terror" and its "Big Brother" domestic surveillance laws codified in the Patriot Act, the Homeland Security Act and other draconian measures. "Bravo" to our troops who are patriots because they have sworn an oath to " support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic..." Their pure motives may be corrupted by politicians, but they are willing to fight to the death to preserve our rights, and all of our freedoms have been paid for in their blood!

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."--Edmund Burke.