First Amendment Privacy

The founding fathers of the United States of America fought hard to achieve an independent nation. An independent nation containing freedoms and rights for citizens that only the constitution can guarantee. One of the crucial rights guaranteed to U.S citizens today is the right to privacy, or the right to be left alone according to Brandeis and Warren. The right to privacy is not specifically mentioned in the constitution, it is however mentioned in the bill of rights. The bill of rights is the first ten amendments of the constitution, which protects many civil rights and liberties of all U.S citizens. The debate today is whether the constitution protects the privacy of citizens from being regulated and invaded by federalism.

Privacy, as defined by the American Heritage Dictionary, is the quality or condition of being secluded from the presence or view of others, and the state of being free from public attention or unsanctioned intrusion. Interestingly, the Constitution of the United States does not expressly protect a person 's right to privacy; there are however some provisions to privacy within the Bill of Right and the Amendments to the Constitution. Among them are the first amendment, that ensures the privacy or belief, the third amendment, that ensures the privacy of home, and the fourth amendment, that ensures the privacy of person and possession.

While there is no “right to privacy” explicitly mentioned in the United States Constitution, the Supreme Court believes that several of the Amendments embody this right; specifically the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments [6]. The First Amendment protects the privacy of one’s beliefs [6]. The Third Amendment protects the privacy of the home against it being forcibly used to house soldiers [6]. The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches [6]. The Fifth Amendment protects the privacy of personal information [6]. The Fourteenth Amendment provides for a right to liberty in the areas of family, marriage, motherhood, procreation, and child rearing [6]. And lastly the Ninth Amendment is a “catch-all,” declaring that just because a

Along with the vision of the framers, a specific example of inherent privacy can be found in the Third Amendment. Even though it does not specifically state that people have the right to privacy, the framers made it clear that the Bill of Rights does not outline every right the people of the United States have. This is evident through their inclusion of the Ninth Amendment, which Madison specifically included to ensure that the Bill of Rights was not seen as granting only the specific rights it addressed. One of these such rights, includes the right to

The First Amendment of the United States' Constitution, and the first right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, declares that there will be no law made "respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances" (First Amendment, n.d.). An individual's right to privacy is not guaranteed in the United States' Constitution or the Bill of Rights, however, there have been amendments created that seek to protect specific and private rights individuals. Even so, there are limitations to what type of freedoms are protected under the First Amendment and to what extent an individual's privacy is protected.

“No one should live in fear of being stopped whenever he leaves his home to go about the activities of daily life” said by Shira Scheindlin, a United States District Court judge from New York City. The Fourth Amendment protects the rights of all U.S American citizens. The Fourth Amendment states that all authorities need a warrant to search a home or property. The Founding Fathers created this amendment so, the future American citizens were free from unwanted intrusions from the government. It additionally secures that all search and seizures must be plausible. However, an authority should have the right to run a search and seizure on the spot, if they have probable cause. The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution should protect the privacy

What if we were to wake up tomorrow to a world with out privacy? A world where our government and even powerful people in large companies could watch the moves of every single person in the country, with of course the awareness and consent through clicking the good old “I read the terms and services” button, would the Fourth Amendment still apply? The rights according to the fourth amendment are “ To be secure in their persons, houses, papers, 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 person or things to be seized” so,

Our rights play a big role in this debate of privacy. The fourth amendment is one of the laws that enforce the right to privacy. This amendment was passed by Congress on September 25th, 1789 and was ratified on December 15th, 1791. It was created to protect people from people such as the police to go through homes, private property, and in the current day: technology. It will always be debated about in terms of privacy and human rights. The Fourth Amendment is, “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 person or things to be seized” (“Fourth Amendment”). In other words, we have a right to have our valuables and personal files not to be searched unless that person has a warrant. Not only can the Fourth Amendment protect us, but also put us in danger or jeopardise someone's safety. For example, “The Supreme Court decided in the mid-twentieth century that if the police seize evidence as part of an illegal search, the evidence cannot be admitted into court. This is called the

In 1787, the constitution was born. The constitution has been America’s guideline to the American way of life. Our US constitution has many points in it to protect America and it’s people from an overpowered government, our economy, and ourselves. The only thing the constitution doesn’t directly give us, is our right to privacy, and our right to privacy has been a big concern lately courtesy of the National Security Agency (NSA).(#7) Although our constitution doesn’t necessarily cover the privacy topic, it does suggest that privacy is a given right. Some people say that the right to privacy was so obvious, that our founding fathers didn’t even feel the need to make a point about it.(#9) It also didn’t help

This statement implies that there are certain rights out there that are not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, and the Supreme Court has used this amendment by saying that the right to privacy fits in here. Finally the 3 Fourteenth Amendment which gives notion that every citizen has the right to due process. Also, the Fourteenth Amendment states, “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States…” (Constitution of the U.S). The right to privacy is implied in the Constitution in a number of different amendments.

I, Savannah Parmelee believe an individual's right to privacy should be protected if they do not violate the law to a certain degree therefore, I plan to seek out evidence during my research that supports this controlling idea. I am greatly concerned about this topic due to the people’s privacy not being fully protected for both terrorist and by the government.In the video “Impact of drones on privacy rights” on “CBS This Morning” claims that “Lakota, N.D., is the first known site where a drone was used domestically to help arrest a U.S. citizen.” What the quote is saying is that drones helped arrest a U.S. citizen. The incident in the video proves that drones can help see illegal activities happening and can try to stop

our privacy is more violated than mine. You don’t have random checks at the airport, you don’t get interrogated by TSA when you’re simply headed to another city, and you don’t have to constantly prove to others that your religion isn’t based on violence and that you do not in any way condone terrorist attacks. An entire religion cannot be blamed for the actions of some individuals. As an African-American Muslim in this society, I may be viewed as someone who doesn’t deserve the right to privacy. The right to be left alone and make decisions about marriage, political affiliation, and religion.

The right to privacy on the other hand denotes the perception that individual 's information is secured from public scrutiny. This is contained in the constitution under the bill of rights. But so as to actually take part, we need to be acquainted with our rights-then we may mislay them. The utmost U.S. Constitution’s law that has a number of amendments is referred to as the Bill

How different countries and organizations are approaching privacy issues along with my predictions how it will unfold the future

"The only part of the conduct of anyone, for which he is amenable to society, is that which concerns others. In the part which merely concerns himself, his independence is, of right, absolute... The principle requires liberty of taste and pursuit; of framing the plan of our life to suit our own character; doing as we like, subject to such consequences as may follow; without impediment from our fellow creatures, so long as what we do does not harm them, even though they should think our conduct foolish, perverse or wrong." This quote from John Stuart Mill's On Liberty, lays out the philosophical groundwork for the right to privacy. Although the United States Constitution does not explicitly guarantee this right, the Supreme Court