Civil Liberties
‘The New Government Systems’ With Civil liberties, Patriot Act and Snowden
The United States of America has become one of the strongest nations in the world. Through the unfortunate tragedies that have occurred over the years, we as American citizens have overcome these disastrous events together as one. Since the devastating attack on September 11, 2001 America has come to be more precautious, knowledgeable and prepared for what could come our way in the future. Having a new conspicuous perspective the patriot act was established, according to the Department of Justice's their “first priority is to prevent future terrorist attacks”. The USA Patriot Act stands for ‘Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism’. By passing this act it has allowed the government, the NSA as well as law enforcement agencies to lawfully obtain and monitor the privacy of innocent Americans throughout the nation. Protection of civil liberties and civil rights is conceivably one of the most fundamental political values in American culture. As the Fourth Amendment commends “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” The government and the NSA have violated this prestige amendment by not respecting the privacy of innocent Americans throughout the country. Understanding their mentality and how they are handling these situations to protect the nation under certain circumstances is one way to look at this, but also keeping in mind having them wiretap into everything we do is going overboard. With the top secret program the NSA has acquired ‘PRISM’ allows the United States intelligence community to access information from nine internet
The United States of America has become one of the strongest nations in the world. Through the unfortunate tragedies that have occurred over the years, we as American citizens have overcome these disastrous events together as one. Since the devastating attack on September 11, 2001 America has come to be more precautious, knowledgeable and prepared for what could come our way in the future. Having a new conspicuous perspective the patriot act was established, according to the Department of Justice's their “first priority is to prevent future terrorist attacks”. The USA Patriot Act stands for ‘Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism’. By passing this act it has allowed the government, the NSA as well as law enforcement agencies to lawfully obtain and monitor the privacy of innocent Americans throughout the nation. Protection of civil liberties and civil rights is conceivably one of the most fundamental political values in American culture. As the Fourth Amendment commends “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” The government and the NSA have violated this prestige amendment by not respecting the privacy of innocent Americans throughout the country. Understanding their mentality and how they are handling these situations to protect the nation under certain circumstances is one way to look at this, but also keeping in mind having them wiretap into everything we do is going overboard. With the top secret program the NSA has acquired ‘PRISM’ allows the United States intelligence community to access information from nine internet