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Bill Of Rights: The Alien And Sedition Acts
People would consider the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional because they did not followed they freedom established in the Bill of Rights. According to the Constitution, the President had no authority to imprison or deport aliens he considered dangerous for the nation’s security, because the power is shared between the state government and the national government. The Bill of Rights allows people to have their right to speech and the President couldn’t prison people who doesn’t agree with his laws, publish scandalous or malicious writings against him. All criminal prosecutions have the right to speedy and public trial. Any person can’t be discriminated by their religion or be prohibited of practicing it, just like aliens can’t be considerate

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