Re: The transaction fee is just ridiculous.

I pay zero fee TXs all the time and they get confirms.
The Constitution only applies to the government.
Nobody is armed forcing you to pay TX fees.

True, but paying at least a small txn fee helps the protocol.

How? The protocol says I don't have to pay a fee for my aged coin TXNs to be relayed.

Try paying a satoshi to one of your alternative wallets with a 0.00000000 BTC fee

Sending only "a satoshi" harms the protocol, fee or no fee. Don't do that.