First World Rights + Rhetoric

My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of [limited] liberty...

Industrialization, as I have learned, is the primary deciding factor for a First World Country.  There exist several First World Countries and many Third World Countries.  No in-betweens.  Does it entail anything else besides the driving factors of a country's economy?  What about Rights?  Do we automatically qualify for First World Rights if we live in a First World Country such as the United States of America?  Let's explore...

• If I am in Arizona, do I have to carry my birth certificate with me at all times just in case I need to prove my citizenship status to a suspecting officer?  Isn't this First World Country the Land of the Free?
• If my friend marries his boyfriend in Massachusetts, should he have to stay there in order for his marriage certificate to be valid and to avoid discrimination?    Are gays not members of this First World Country?
• If my classmate, a follower of the Muslim faith, wears her headscarf in public, should she have to be afraid that a member of another religion will taunt her and demand she not be allowed to practice her faith in the US?  Do we no longer have freedom of religion in this First World Country?
• If my teacher is fired due to budget cuts and is no longer able to find a job, should she have to sit back silently while her local government instead funds the construction of a new dog park?  Isn't this First World Country the Land of Opportunity?

What makes any of these scenarios proper in a First World Country?  Oppression, in its most passive state, is nonetheless oppression.  Remember learning about "No Taxation without Representation?"  It's happening again, this time on our shores.  Some of our elected officials are no longer voting in the best interest of their constituents, but in the best interest of their wallets.  And it's not completely their fault.  We need to speak up.  Let's let them know what bothers us.  What worries us.  What we'd like to see change in our lifetime.  An election is not the only time in which we as citizens have a say in our government.  We can call them.  We can write them.  We can let them know that we are not yet satisfied.  We have to inform our representatives of how we feel.  We can turn this First World Country into a First Rate Country.  It starts with me and you.  Ready?