Security

Defining National Security VS Personal Privacy is a matter of looking at the basic nature of each. From research collected there is a consensus that we need balance. Too much of one hurts the other and vise versa. There are a couple of articles that range from Civil Liberties to the birth of public right to know that support the overall claim. Talks about the effects of censorship in different situations like war and peace will help prove that a balance needs to be forged. The problem here isn’t the definition of personal vs national security, but the survival of each in light of each other. There is history in our nation that explains why impinging on privacy may not be in the best interest of national security or of an individual. Also we will look at when it is appropriate for national security to impinge on personal privacy. You can’t have both without upsetting the balance of all. The claim is that too much national security will limit or demolish personal privacy. Also the same for too much personal privacy or liberty will limit or demolish security. So the question would be “does less personal privacy increase National Security?” My thesis is that too much National Security can destroy a government from the inside out by invading privacy. Democracy can’t trample on freedoms given the people for fear that a democracy no longer exists. “As Lee Strickland (2005) indicates, that ‘Civil liberties are not an obstacle; they’re a vital part of our strength.