Argumentative Essay On Civil Liberties

These bombs made them have a desperate need to end the war. In return, it saved American lives by preventing an overwhelming invasion. Conclusion To conclude, the atomic bomb instilled a fear of American retaliation in foreign countries, prevented a World War III , and saved millions of Allied soldiers’ lives that would have been lost through an invasion. The bomb was critical to ending the war. The Japanese refused surrender without a major turning point in the war.

After leaking of the clandestine surveillance program PRISM which is operated by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) to collect internet communication including telephone calls, e-mails and other files made by millions of American, Edward Snowden is considered as a traitor by some of American politicians. They criticize his conduct violate the law and should be prosecuted. However, most of the ordinary citizens hail Snowden as a hero to reveal the unethical actions taken by American government. A person, through his own decisions and actions, to defend one country and maybe all the countries people’s freedom, is not called a hero, then who else can be called a hero? The erosion of privacy rights has never been achieved in one

The Patriot Act In post nine eleven America there was and still is a hysteria regarding terrorism. People were scared for their lives every time they went outside Bureaucrats and politicians were in a state of “fear” for themselves and their families. Politicians saw this as a time to do what they wanted in congress with terrorism as a cover story. This fear enacted many new bills and laws, but none were as controversial as the Patriot Act. From an observational standpoint this act was seen as any other to Americans in fear of terrorist acts.

One argument made by Senator Robert M. La Follette was “I think all men recognize that in time of war the citizen must surrender some rights for the common good which he is entitled to enjoy in time of peace. But, sir, the right to control their own Government according to constitutional forms is not one of the rights that the citizens of this country are called upon to surrender in time of war.” He does not agree with taking away the right of free speech. There was a cartoon drawn that states “Swat the Fly but Use Common Sense.” This cartoon shows that we wanted to win the war, but we should not take away the important rights of the citizens. There was a Japanese citizen of the United States named Korematsu. He was born in the United States, but his parents were born in Japan.

Now don’t get me wrong things like the patriot act are necessary for the safety of our nations but I believe the NSA has been taking things much too far. The NSA has been purposely intruding SMS, texts, calls, and almost anything that is considered over the web interaction. Not only is this causing problems for people right here at home but is also making enemies overseas. A great example of this is the NSA spying scandal in Germany. On July 10th 2014 as told by several news site including my citing of NBC news [1] that Germany demanded that the top U.S. intelligence official leave immediately over spying allegations.

"As Americans, we possess the right to freedoms that many other countries are unable to acquire. Being an American embodies the connotative definition of freedom and equality in the minds of those in third world countries. Many less fortunate countries suffer from tyranny because government officials have the right to violate privacy. With a violation of privacy comes a lack of free speech and expression coupled with conformed, fear stricken citizens. The founders of our land of the free implemented a measure to prevent dictatorships such as these that strip people of their individualism.

citizens. For example, we enjoy the right to marry whom we choose, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have to apply for a marriage license and pay a small fee for such or that in some states cousins can marry, but only after they prove sterilization to prevent inbreeding. Some believe that the U.S. Constitution is a living document, that must change as the world and society evolves, including freedoms and restrictions that differ from those that were set out in 1776. Limiting large capacity magazines does not infringe on the right to keep and bear arms, it simply narrows the scope of what a citizen can

To put it in easier term civil liberties are things the government can’t do that interfere with a person freedom. For example, the first amendment of the Bill of Rights says the government can’t mess with someone religion or interfere with their practices. 3 Amendment 1 gives the individual liberty from the actions of the government. 2 Civil Rights are curbs on the power of majorities to make decision that would benefit some at the expense of others. To keep in simple terms government made rights where citizens have equal right, and to protect discrimination by

The first reports claimed that this was an attack on the Viet Cong but these reports did not fool the public for long. Other soldiers decided to tell the true story of what went on in My Lai and the media was livid with how the military censored the information. Soon after, more reports about unreported deaths by the survivors of the My Lai massacre began to surface. As a result of these events, news reports became increasingly negative. Two years after the My Lai Massacre was revealed, the Pentagon Papers published by The New York Times showed that the government lied to the people about the entire war.

In order to hide the incriminating evidence, Nixon compulsively lied throughout the whole predicament to the press and to the people of America-even the government. Eventually, Nixon handed over the tapes as commanded by the US Supreme Court. Suspiciously, eight and a half minute of a recording was missing, potentially making it impossible to uncover all of the evidence. This was the tragedy of the Watergate Scandal. One of the tapes, called “Smoking Gun” confirms Nixon had yielded justice.