The 4th Amendment was rendered meaningless long ago by the Supreme Court. We were guaranteed security of "persons, houses, papers, and effects," and yet homes are the only thing still somewhat protected. Forget spying on emails. Stop and frisk alone is a gross violation of the 4th, but no one seems to care. Mountains of regulation. Licensing for everything. Civil Liberties thrown away. Rules on what one is allowed to say and where. Bailouts. Social Welfare. Higher taxes. Are we really free anymore? Maybe we are all just being brainwashed 24/7 so we don't do anything about this. What if the goal of government is to have a majority of people not care or just be oblivious?