What role should the government take in ensuring rights for citizens? Are there too many rights? What role should the government take in ensuring...

It is a primary
focus of a democratic government.  By enforcing peoples' rights, they are
enforcing the law, the Constitution and the principles enshrined within them.  What more
important purpose could government have?  I don't think there are necessarily too many rights. 
I do think there are probably too many entitlements.