First, while the government claims to be “for the people” based on the definition of popular sovereignty, it is often taken too far in regards to the War on Terror. Smith would argue that many citizens, generally of Muslim descent, are being discriminated against and mistreated when they have done nothing wrong. A government that is truly for the people would treat everyone with equal rights as the Constitution states. This also relates to limited government, in which the government only has limited power of the people. However, Smith would say that this is sometimes abused and too much power exists in regards to terrorism. For instance, there is a Terrorist Watchlist in existence to try to make America safer, but one of the latest headlines describes how New York officials want to prevent these people from purchasing guns. Smith would think that this was taking away the people 's’ right to bear arms, especially those who are not affiliated with terrorist
First, while the government claims to be “for the people” based on the definition of popular sovereignty, it is often taken too far in regards to the War on Terror. Smith would argue that many citizens, generally of Muslim descent, are being discriminated against and mistreated when they have done nothing wrong. A government that is truly for the people would treat everyone with equal rights as the Constitution states. This also relates to limited government, in which the government only has limited power of the people. However, Smith would say that this is sometimes abused and too much power exists in regards to terrorism. For instance, there is a Terrorist Watchlist in existence to try to make America safer, but one of the latest headlines describes how New York officials want to prevent these people from purchasing guns. Smith would think that this was taking away the people 's’ right to bear arms, especially those who are not affiliated with terrorist