The First Amendment, perhaps the most valued of all freedoms here in the States, was given a drastic overhaul. Freedom of speech is far more restricted, and messages the Committee may feel to be slanderous or damaging are decreed as federal offenses. Political gatherings can only be held if cleared with a federal office in the area and the people gathered refrain from "harmful" ideals. With the media firmly in the control of the WMC, freedom of the press has become a moot point. Perhaps the only First Amendment right left untouched has been the freedom of religion, which seems to not interfere with Committee business. For now anyway.
The Second Amendment has been utterly revoked. Only federal and local law enforcement officials are allowed to bare arms. While local cops can carry weapons, they are restricted to only on-duty hours and all registered weapons are closely monitored. Naturally, the occasional illegal firearm pops up in the hands of somebody, be it a common citizen or a well-known criminal. Such possession is quickly dealt with in the form of long jail sentences with the opportunity of parole being something of a rarity.
The federal government is no longer bound by the rules of search warrants and is more than legally eligible to peruse through a citizen's home or belongings for any reason it sees fit.
These and the numerous other new restrictions heaped upon the public have been very little news coverage or criticism as the Committee is very careful as to just how it presents itself the the people.