4th Amendment Pros And Cons
The 4th Amendment is a security blanket for those who were wrongfully suspected of being guilty. The Amendment states that one is safe in their own house, with their own property until the authority can provide a warrant. So where was the 4th Amendment when the Japanese were pushed out of their homes and into internment camps? The words of a man who experienced this atrocity first hand, George Takei, only further proves that the Japanese were denied this Amendment, “[American soldiers] stomped up the front porch and banged on the door. My father answered it, and the soldiers ordered us out of our home.” Pertaining to the 4th Amendment, the soldiers should have had a warrant, or at least an explanation to give to the family before telling them
to get out of their own house. However, others might argue that the President’s Executive order is a warrant enough; or at the very least, a probable cause. He states clearly that a person will be declared by the Secretary of War if they have to go to a ‘military area’ or not (FDR, line 10) But what signifies as requirements of that said ‘person’? Were George Takei’s family spies? Spouting information to the enemy? If so, where is the proof, the evidence? The lack of either ties back to the Japanese American internment also violating the Habeas Corpus. Hundreds of families were uprooted as such, with no evidence against them, proving that they committed a crime against the United States. The soldiers did not have warrants nor did they have probable cause. The families did not have safe sanction in their homes like the 4th Amendment states. And what is America when the government goes against the very Amendments the country was built upon.
to get out of their own house. However, others might argue that the President’s Executive order is a warrant enough; or at the very least, a probable cause. He states clearly that a person will be declared by the Secretary of War if they have to go to a ‘military area’ or not (FDR, line 10) But what signifies as requirements of that said ‘person’? Were George Takei’s family spies? Spouting information to the enemy? If so, where is the proof, the evidence? The lack of either ties back to the Japanese American internment also violating the Habeas Corpus. Hundreds of families were uprooted as such, with no evidence against them, proving that they committed a crime against the United States. The soldiers did not have warrants nor did they have probable cause. The families did not have safe sanction in their homes like the 4th Amendment states. And what is America when the government goes against the very Amendments the country was built upon.