Thread by @ASFleischman

It would thrill me to the cockles of my heart if we could provide Americans a working knowledge of their constitutional rights in high school.

Because they are sure as hell not getting it from the news.

I remember vividly that I got to participate in a mock trial in 4th grade based on Tinker v. Des Moines, and how exciting it was for me to get to make those arguments.

But that was literally the last time my school meaningfully spoke about a right other than voting.

So yeah, no wonder you've got people raving about HIPAA and sedition and treason. Without a grounding in what the law actually says (which in itself provides a super interesting historical context) you've got no bullshit detector.

Basically, I'd love it if Americans had the same basic familiarity with, say, their rights against search and seizure as they have of the Second World War.