Professor Hugetz ENGL 1301.08 05 April 2016 NSA Surveillance - Constitutional or Unconstitutional The US Constitution came to life 230 years ago, but recent actions of the National Security Agency is interpreted to be defying the Bill of Rights by the government and depriving the citizens their constitutional right to privacy. However, when posed with the question: Do people want to live
minding your own business when men with enormous guns, handcuff you and take you into custody without any reasoning. Now, imagine that you’re only in that situation because of the color of your skin. Though this circumstance sounds absurd and unconstitutional, it was the reality of one Ohio woman and two men. These people were victims of racial profiling. Although, there are laws and amendments protecting citizens against racial profiling, it’s still a continuous issue in this country. Shoshanna
The average person is willing to look the other way at civil liberties violations if law enforcement is disrupting legitimate threats to national security, not petty crimes. It’s a terrible precedent when the government’s vast spying technology crosses over into routine law enforcement. Whenever the subject of federal government domestic spying programs is broached, the argument is always framed within the confines of a hypothetical circumstance if the government were to establish a technological
to give people the security that they craved. However, the way they chose to pursue the situation angered many citizens. The National Security Agency reformed privacy laws that some believe were not well-examined by Congress because they wanted them in affect as soon as possible. These reforms are included in what is called the Patriot Act (Department of Justice). In 2013, word spread rapidly through the United States and the rest of the world that the National Security Agency had access to files
In advancing the national security of the United States, the USA PATRIOT Act has generated several concerns, largely associated with privacy. While the Act of Congress provides numerous security-related advantages and advancements within the United States, in an effort to combat the rising threats of terrorism, in some cases, the USA PATRIOT Act can inadvertently jeopardize the privacy of United States citizens, in favor of national security. Based on reports by Lauren Pizzo, contributor to the Salem
2013, when former CIA {Central Intelligence Agency} and NSA {National Security Agency} employee Edward Snowden “leaked information about the United States government’s highly classified mass surveillance programs” to journalists from several major publications, including the Washington Post and the Guardian (Edward Snowden). The result was an uproar of accusations aimed at the executive branch and the NSA, declaring these data sweeps “unconstitutional” and “useless” (End The Phone Data Sweeps) because
Congress. While the NRA was effective, it was bringing America closer to socialism by giving the President unconstitutional powers. In May 1935 the US Supreme Court, in Schechter Poultry Corporation V. United States, unanimously declared the NRA unconstitutional on the grounds that the code-drafting process was unconstitutional. Another New Deal measure under Title II of the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 1933, the Public Works Administration (PWA), was designed to stimulate US
he stated, “Privacy is not something that I’m merely entitled to, it’s an absolute prerequisite.”(Timeoutla) Privacy is something that should be seen as a guaranteed right for americans, and should not be overtaken by the government. The National Security Agency was first founded in 2001. (“NSA Spying”) Mainly, all they did was spy on normal people’s lives to see if there was any information that could lead to terrorists or any acts of terrorism. The press and media did not present this information
Defense Needs to Leave Our Backyards Thomas Jefferson said, “My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.” The National Security Agency (NSA), established by the National Security Act of 1947, exists to safeguard American citizens against terror threats and foreign intelligence.(National Archives) Since the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, the NSA, through the guise of the Patriot Act, has been investigating American citizens
Privacy: National Security vs. The Fourth Amendment Privacy! It’s an elementary principle we all value and fight to protect. However, with technological trends, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat, our lives have now become accessible to all. These social media platforms have become part of our daily lives, from sharing personal information or activities to communal networking. The fascination to be trendy and acquire followers, is compromising our privacy principles and places us at