Terms of Service for the Internet?...I don't think so

In the world today a Terms of Service or TOS is used whenever you sign up for anything.  It could be for a gym membership, online site, or a program you just downloaded. The list can go on and on.  Terms of Service have almost become a way of life.  Since we see it on every website why do we need one for the internet as a whole?  We already have to agree to a Terms of Service on most websites we log onto. But the internet as a whole should not require this.  As a citizen of the United States of America we are entitled to the rights described in the Bill of Rights.  Of which include, freedom of speech, press, and religion; as well as the right to be secure from unreasonable search and seizure.  These two specific Amendments are currently violated on a daily basis.  

As early as 2006 the US government has been working specifically in tandem with AT&T in illegal surveillance of the internet.  This is not only being done on domestic use of internet but international as well.  All of this illegal surveillance has been attributed the Patriot Act.  Although now there are other telecommunication companies responsible for this as well. For instance, as of July 2013 Verizon was ordered to turn over all phone records.  Resulting from this were several court cases questioning the constitutionality of the matter.  Two of which directly correspond to these two companies. 

The first, Hepting v. AT&T was filled by EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) for violating privacy law by collaborating with the NSA in data-mining and wiretapping anything that was communicated through them. It was eventually dismissed by a federal judge.  The EFF then applied to be head by the supreme court in which case it was declined.  The second court case, First Unitarian v. NSA was filed in 2013 and was a lawsuit based on FISA's published court order for Verizon to turn over all phone records.  

This is clearly in violation of the first amendment.  If the US is supposed to have freedom of speech and press (first amendment), why should there be a TOS for the internet.  The internet is no different from any other form of media.  We shouldn't be afraid of the things we visit or read on the internet.  Articles written recently suggest that the information being collected by the government can be used to target specific groups.  The information being collected is not just the information that we send and receive, but also with whom we are communicating with.  

Contrary to popular belief this is much more damaging than actually having the information that is being communicated.  Metadata allows the government to see where we are at any given moment.  It can show where we live and spend most of our time.  It can also reveal what groups of people we associate ourselves with.  If we were to have a TOS for the internet it would be sending a message to the government saying that we are okay with our rights being violated.  Do we really want the government logging and keeping track of all the things we do or say on the internet so that one day it can be used against us.  Many people may say they don't mind because they have nothing to hide.   However, if there is a record of anything you have ever visited,  the risk of it being wrongly interpreted significantly increases. This alone should convince people that a TOS for the internet should not be done.