More than 200 years ago America broke off from England because Americans believed that the English government was violating their rights. The replacement govern

More than 200 years ago America broke off from England because Americans believed that the English government was violating their rights. The replacement government that the Americans set up has in its Constitution safeguards to ensure that government does not violate their rights. Since the founding Americans generally have softened and allowed their government to encroach on many of their rights but some Americans still make a fuss when they see government commit a particularly egregious violation. The violation in this case would be of the Fourth Amendment, which basically forces the government to obtain a warrant before conducting most searches. Although courts have ruled that GPS tracking of cars is not covered by the Fourth Amendment, not all Americans share this view. I don't agree that putting rights over security is selfish or short-sighted. The biggest threat to most people (especially Americans) comes from their own government. Without constant vigilance and assertion of rights, governments tend to act in their own best interests to the detriment of their people's interests. Law enforcement needs to be specially watched because it's much easier to search and arrest to get evidence (this is a violation of rights) than to get evidence first and then search and arrest (this is legal) and this is especially hurtful to liberty.