Ignorance is Bliss... Right?

I declare that ignorance is bliss. And the Constitution protects my right to be happy. So according to the foundation of the laws of our country, I should be allowed to be ignorant, should I so choose, because that makes me happy. Isn't that right? That being said, I feel that my rights are being infringed upon, by a constant and unrelenting barrage of media. From morning to night, I am harangued by news coverage. When I get up every morning, the radio is on in the kitchen, broadcasting news and political talk shows. When I get to school, there is discussion amongst teachers and students, even class discussions regarding the upcoming election and hot-button topics. Politics is ALL my friends talk about at lunch--or, debate and argue is more like it. After school, I hear more peers talking about what they did in Gov--official debate over controversial issues: Prop 8, abortion, MORE about the election... When I get home, I might have an hour or so of quiet, but then my dad gets home, and because he doesn't have access to news during the day, turns on the TV to MORE talk shows and news. All around me, there is nothing but opinionated people declaring their opinions to each other and attacking peoples' character for holding DIFFERENT opinions. And frankly, I am sick to death of it! I'm told there was a time where people could respectfully hold discussions of their political views, where people took turns speaking, and didn't throw in irrelevant information, lie, make things up, in order to prove their point. Once upon a time, it didn't matter if a governor's daughter had gotten pregnant at age 17, or if a senator's father was a Muslim. These personal aspects of each politician's life stayed OUT of the spotlight. All that mattered was the views of each politician and what their plan was for their time in office. But it's not like that anymore! This election has been more brutal than ANY other in recent years. Both campaigns are smearing each other as much as they possibly can. They're playing dirty, in a desperate attempt to win as swing votes. But it seems to me that there are VERY few fence sitters anymore. Almost everyone knows where their loyalty lies. So there has ceased to be any sort of civilized debate in an attempt to show who supports what and to allow voters to decide which candidate is best suited for their needs. All it is now is a bunch of violent mudslinging that does nothing but divide us all. The other thing that bothers me is that everyone is SO set in their views. Neither side is EVER willing to concede a point. WHY?! I don't understand it. All anyone ever seems to WANT to do is pick a fight. Personally, I don't KNOW what my beliefs really are anymore. There's so much crap flying around, so many attacks, that every argument cancels out its opposition. Everything is contradictory, and I don't know what to believe anymore. To me, it all sounds like lies. And I'm SURE that all this fighting can't be helping anything. All it does is make me stressed and on the defensive, when really, this stuff DOESN'T MATTER TO ME! Here's my proposition. For ONE DAY, let's not talk about politics. I already know too much. But I'm casting my vote for ignorance. Because too much information is NOT making anyone happy.