Nope, it's not whether or not it makes sense, it's a right. You can't remove free speech. You can't remove right to practice religion. Those are rights that belong to the people - the government hasn't got the ability to grant or remove them. (Well, ok, Felons and all that, but leave the edge conditions out here.) Our rights are backwards from those in most counties. In most countries the government grants rights to the people - the magna carta was the king devolving power to the nobles and from there it sort of trickled down. In America our rights derive from God and the founding documents recognize that. Most of the constitution and bill of rights (the interesting bits) are actually limiting what the central and other governments can do to limit our rights. -XC PS - I am pro liberty. I do own guns. I don't need to be "pro gun" any more than I am "pro free speech" or "pro anti self incrimination."