As much as I think the standard of living in Europe is better than in the US (having lived both places for a significant amount of time), I still prefer a const

As much as I think the standard of living in Europe is better than in the US (having lived both places for a significant amount of time), I still prefer a constitution that limits the powers of the government instead of a constitution that gives the government more powers "to protect". As long as the government is not interfering with my freedom of speech, I am happy to deal with individuals or companies myself without the government protecting my "free speech". It's called human interaction and there are zero guarantees that someone will like what you are saying or have to listen to you or even honor your right to say something.