National Security Chapter 14 Essay

Judge, we think we should win this argument because they say that National Security Letters are limited and pose very little threat to civilian’s privacy but we say that National Security Letters are an abuse of power that enables needless mass government surveillance, which violates privacy and at the same time, it threatens and harms democracy. National Security Letters are nothing short of an abuse of power. We think this because the FBI have been systematically abusing the power that the National Security Letters hold by obtaining potentially sensitive information about US citizens and residents. The FBI uses National Security Letters for mass data collection. The Inspector General found FBI agents often carelessly uploaded information

Although the main concern of this case had to do with Computin and protecting national security, Shelton can also technically be charged for possessing marijuana since it is illegal under federal law. However, it is important to look at how the FBI kept surveillance on him and the questionable manner in which they entered and searched his apartment. Shelton does have substantial grounds on which he can move to suppress the evidence of marijuana against him; however, there is no guarantee that he will be successful in court.

The National Defense Authorization Act, also known as NDAA, is a federal law established in the United States that manages and specifies the budgets and expenses of the United States Department of Defense. On December 31, 2011, President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. This bill will address the United States’ national security programs, combat terrorism, it will increase the pay and health care to our service men and women. The dark side of this bill lies in the sections 1021-1022. This section of the bill states that any individual, including American citizen that is suspected of terrorism will be incarcerated in an undisclosed location without any trial or court hearing by the U.S. military. This bill caused the Hedges v. Obama lawsuit in 2013. This lawsuit, which was filed by Christopher Hedges, a New York Times reporter, challenged

The Homeland Security Act of 2002 impacted the American people without many of them realizing it. The act called for increased monitoring of computer networks, phone lines, and online history inside the United States and allowed the government to deport suspects (ACLU). What was created by the act has snaked its way into all aspects of our lives, creating a sense of order and restricting some freedom. However, some say that this imposition into our daily lives limits our freedoms and actions allowed us by the Constitution. Many interest groups voice strong resentment for the act while others try to demonstrate the strengths and triumphs of the Homeland Security Act. This paper will show the differing viewpoints of those that feel that the

Time after time, public opinion polls have shown that crime and violence are among the most important concerns

Growing up in southern California many people will visually examine me as a girl that should only be a top model because of my looks and being soft spoken. People will always tell me, “Ashley, you will never make it in the law enforcement world because you are too “skinny” or you are too “pretty” but all my life, my goals and aspirations are to be in law enforcement and every time someone tells me something about what I can not do, it motivates me more to push myself to be in law enforcement and that’s why I optate to further my education in the National Security Studies Program.

Since the attacks on September 11th, 2001, intelligence activities has been one of the most controversial issues facing this country with one of the most controversial being the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Created in November of 2002 and concepted just two weeks after the attacks, the DHS focuses in five goals; prevent terrorism and enhance security, secure and manage the borders, enforce and administer immigration laws, safeguard and secure cyberspace,

November 13, 2015, Paris and several other countries experienced simultaneous terrorist attacks on their soil. In the light of these events, countries have spent outrageous amount of money on increasing their security in the past. However, before the world goes and spends outrageous money on something that doesn’t work, let’s ask ourselves, do we really need more security ? The consequence of spending money in inefficient security is that it cripples the capital from other important things such as fixing the aging infrastructure. Security is suppose to make people safe, not make them just feel safe which is called security theater. A good example of a security that is inefficient and requires a lot of capital to run would be the TSA(Transportation Security Administration).

One should be very concerned with how a government chooses to treat its citizens. When law and civil liberties are so closely intertwined, citizens of that country should always be aware and ready to shed light on the wants and need of the community. On the flip side, that government is obligated to demonstrate the relevance and importance of law. National security and civil liberties need to be balanced. Lets take a look at a few examples on how this can be done.

The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the American citizens the due process of law, which guarantees the defendants the right to fundamental fairness and the expectation of fair trails, fair hearings, and similar procedural safeguards, and the Fourteenth Amendment affirms that no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, and property without the due process of law (Siegel 160). In the article, “Can the CIA Put a U.S. Born al Qaeda Figure on its Kill List?” the American Civil Liberties Union and Central Intelligence Agency debate whether the United States can target one of its citizens with armed drones without the due process of law guaranteed by the Constitution. According to The Washington Times,

In this case crime. The ability to measure crime is far more complicated than the number of arrests in a year or the number of DUI cases. Factors involved are not always accurate. Many instances of crime will go unreported, making it impossible to hold 100% accurate crime rates. Croft and Moore noted that, "western security thinking has an interesting history of being ‘shocked’ into change by singular events: the massacre of Srebrenica, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the launch of Sputnik, the annihilation of Hiroshima—all had similar effects on ‘our’ thinking."These are all fantastic examples of how in a short span of time the public can become uncertain about their safety. Since America has crown the current era a the 'Age of Terror' is means there must be a real issue at hand. Meaning that citizens can now begin to worry. Which lead to a cycle that goes on and on. The cycle is as follows, "...‘they’ [terrorists] want to threaten ‘us’; ‘we’ are genuinely worried about ‘their’ determination to kill; ‘they’ notice ‘our’ fears, and speak and act accordingly." This notion of fear drives the policy involved around policing to be ever changing (Croft and Moore, 2010). These social changes that have occurred reinforced the social sensitivity felt around the world making it more and more demanding of police and security (Moran,

The Patriot Act and increased national security greatly harms many individuals. For example, a deranged fan of Rebecca Schaefer finds her address through the Department of Motor Vehicles. This fan then stalks and murders her at her own home. (Spencer 572). This would have never happened if information was not gathered by the DMV. Increased national security also causes behavioral changes, even in other nations. Great Britain installs 2.5 million security cameras to increase national security. This man avoids kissing his boyfriend because he is worried that the cameras will catch him and allow officers to convict him of public indecency (Spencer 573). This would have never happened if these cameras were not put into place. These cameras and acts of national security intrude on individual’s lives and their rights to freely express themselves. They even change them for the worse, whether it be exposing private information or changing everyday actions of citizens.

Chapter 9 is committed to the study of homelands security’s attempts and successes at border patrol. Beginning with the U.S customs and Border Protection, the Border Patrol office has like many other agencies, merged with the DHS following 9/11. The reason is because the Border Patrol is now after 9/11 been concerned with the prevention of terrorist’s entry. The Border Patrol also merged with customs, which has a long history with border patrol. The CBP has been charged with guarding 7000 miles of U.S Land border. The Border patrol has been very concerned with the apprehension of terrorist following 9/11, and the border is more tightly guarded than it’s ever been. The texted then outlines the fiscal year 2010 Statistical Highlights

     Over the last several years the United States has suffered several losses and devastating events. Most of these could have and should have been at a minimal level if the government would have done its job correctly. Terrorist attacks on the United States have shown the rest of the world our weakness.

Some scholars have remarked that the rise of globalism and international non-state actors has ushered in an age where the traditional tools of international relations are no longer necessary. Rather than states competing with each other with the preverbal sticks, whether it be military force, economic sanctions, partnering with other nations to deter potential aggressors, the new Post-cold war world will be dominated with carrots. States will engage each other in positive-sum relations of trade and cooperation. This however was only able to flourished because of the unrivaled military supremacy of the United States. Without the United States as a global hegemony, traditional political instruments will not see a decline but rather an