In order to understand the reasoning behind why monitoring is either right or wrong, we need to look at the history with examples of the government monitoring and how it came to be. The reason and causes of government monitoring can date back to the implementation of the Bill of Rights. The fourth amendment states, “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, …show more content…
The government justifies it by saying they're watching out for terrorist attacks. They say its the governments job to keep the lives of American people safe. They have been spying for nearly a decade before The September 11th attacks of 2001 . This program dates back to the George H.W. Bush Administration. Now today the Program is called The National Security Association (NSA) is responsible for much of the monitoring, they justify it as watching for terrorist attacks. It is believed that the NSA had the power to prevent the September 11th terrorist attacks.The NSA is part of the Executive branch of the government , this branch is the only branch used to monitor the public. The Executive branch of the government enforces laws to the citizens, some examples would be the County Sheriff, City Cop, State Police, National Guard, Army and even the FBI, CIA, IRS, and other federal Law enforcement. The NSA monitors phone calls made to 116 other countries. The AT&T NetWork has installed a splitter in their communications building, which makes copies of all emails, texts, phone calls, search engines, and sends them to the NSA. This Information was leaked to the public back in 2006 by a whistleblower named Mark Klein a former AT&T Technician. He showed the press undisputed documents on how AT&T has aided the government with this …show more content…
They believe that the government should not be watching everyone. They are out to support their own agendas. They would be constantly promoting their views in a positive light. They are opposed to policies and customs. They would prefer things to stay or go back to a different time. They are people who believe one society should dominate with their views and eliminate any group that they believe goes against what they deem to be true. The people of these countries have no choice in the matter or have come to accept things the way they are. These types of government would get their points across with violence, threats and terrorism. Most citizens in these groups are living under constant violence, oppression and threats. The advantages of being part of this group you are able spread your own agenda through any means possible. The disadvantages of being part of this group are ultimately no one is watching what you are doing on a daily basis. One group that would be considered reactionary is supporters of Islamic