“We the people” - The Bill of Rights is paramount to every single human being in the United States. It is the collection of every right a person has, and everyone should know their rights to protect themselves. The United States is slowly becoming less and less free, but not in a restrictive way, it is for the safety of its citizens. Terrorism became more apparent in our country after September 11th, and thus the Patriot Act was passed. This allowed the FBI to survey any suspected terrorist without legal permission (a warrant.) It is not restrictive; we are not limited to what we can do beyond reasonable measures. Today, at any given moment in a busy city, we are on camera from multiple different angles. Also, our emails or phone calls may
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Originally, the Bill of Rights had 10 Amendments, mostly crafted by George Mason in 1776 just two months before the Declaration of Independence. He originally drafted almost 20 amendments, but after going through and having to be approved by Congress, the House of Representatives, and the Senate it got knocked down to 10. The Bill of Rights was written right in New York City, and 14 official copies were made, one for the federal government and one for each state at the time. The United States’ Bill of Rights now consists of 27 different Amendments, each stating the rights that we are given. For example, the one everyone knows, our freedom of expression (speech, religion, petitions, etc.) – the first amendment. We have amendments such as the right to bear arms (2nd), due process (4th and 14th), the right to a fair and speedy trial (6th), the right against excessive bail (Punishment fitting the crime – 8th), abolition of slavery (13th) and many others. Some of the Amendments were appealed by newer amendments added later on, most notably the 18th and 21st amendments - The 18th Amendment being the prohibition of liquor, and the 21st being the repeal of the prohibition. All of these Amendments were made to protect and uphold our rights, and it is very important that everyone knows their rights. Everyone should know what they are entitled to under the law, because there is a …show more content…
the State of Ohio in 1961. Dolree Mapp was suspected of harboring a criminal within her home. Whether she was or not, was irrelevant to the case because of the rights that were violated by the officers who investigated the suspect. It became clear that they barged into her home without a real warrant, supposedly having shown her a blank piece of paper and claiming it’s the warrant. As it just so happened, they did not find any fugitive, but they did find “lewd” magazines of pornographic nature. At this time period such things were prohibited by law, and thus they were confiscated. This court case is relevant to our due process rights as well, the 4th amendment which prohibits illegal search and seizure of private property. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mapp for a 6-3 decision, and stated that evidence obtained illegally cannot be used in court. This is the exclusionary rule, and is still used to this day in our court
Originally, the Bill of Rights had 10 Amendments, mostly crafted by George Mason in 1776 just two months before the Declaration of Independence. He originally drafted almost 20 amendments, but after going through and having to be approved by Congress, the House of Representatives, and the Senate it got knocked down to 10. The Bill of Rights was written right in New York City, and 14 official copies were made, one for the federal government and one for each state at the time. The United States’ Bill of Rights now consists of 27 different Amendments, each stating the rights that we are given. For example, the one everyone knows, our freedom of expression (speech, religion, petitions, etc.) – the first amendment. We have amendments such as the right to bear arms (2nd), due process (4th and 14th), the right to a fair and speedy trial (6th), the right against excessive bail (Punishment fitting the crime – 8th), abolition of slavery (13th) and many others. Some of the Amendments were appealed by newer amendments added later on, most notably the 18th and 21st amendments - The 18th Amendment being the prohibition of liquor, and the 21st being the repeal of the prohibition. All of these Amendments were made to protect and uphold our rights, and it is very important that everyone knows their rights. Everyone should know what they are entitled to under the law, because there is a …show more content…
the State of Ohio in 1961. Dolree Mapp was suspected of harboring a criminal within her home. Whether she was or not, was irrelevant to the case because of the rights that were violated by the officers who investigated the suspect. It became clear that they barged into her home without a real warrant, supposedly having shown her a blank piece of paper and claiming it’s the warrant. As it just so happened, they did not find any fugitive, but they did find “lewd” magazines of pornographic nature. At this time period such things were prohibited by law, and thus they were confiscated. This court case is relevant to our due process rights as well, the 4th amendment which prohibits illegal search and seizure of private property. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mapp for a 6-3 decision, and stated that evidence obtained illegally cannot be used in court. This is the exclusionary rule, and is still used to this day in our court