I'm okay with not steamrolling the bill of rights.
You're all underestimating the damning effects of the purposeful misinforming of the masses. Do the laws against bomb threats, stalking, etc "steamroll the bill of rights"????
We can do without the dramatics, btw.
Now, if we had some other form of government, the purposeful misleading of the masses wouldn't be such a big deal. But a democracy relies on an informed populace, and we don't have one. So we can pretend the 1st amendment is more important than the sanctity of our country, and many would argue they're one-and-the-same....but they're not.
News outlets and the internet as a whole aren't some separate, distinct thing from the real-world verbal, law-breaking acts that are illegal and yet don't steamroll our rights. Sure, we could tell people to wise up and be more savvy......but we might as well suggest they fly to Neptune - it's as realistic.
I'll say again, shrugging our shoulders and doing nothing is the wrong course of (in)action. Obviously.