The Supreme Court has made a lot of important decisions that impact the lives of United States citizens every day. If I would have to summarize what I have learned from the United States Government class in very few words, it would have to be that the justice system was built to be fair and just for everyone and that the government structure was framed to be as effective as it can be. Even though history has shown more than once that the system can be exploited and government corrupt, like any system and governing body can, it still comes to show that it is effective and was put in place with the people in mind. There was a point in time where the two collided and one of the more important rulings of the Supreme Court has been made. I am talking
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On June 17, 1972, five men broke into the Democratic headquarters, located in the Watergate complex in Washington DC. They would have never been caught if not for a few pieces of tape covering the latches on some of the doors. Mr. Frank Willis, a security guard, noticed them, removed them and thought nothing of it. After a few hours he found that the latches have been re-taped and he called the police. Soon after the burglars were caught and arrested. The consequent investigation brought the law knocking on the White House door and their findings would shock the nation. The president issued a directive that various rooms in the White House should be bugged with voice activated devices approximately a year before the Watergate incident. Nixon was ordered by the court to hand over the audio tapes in his possession that might be crucial to the investigation and might even implicate the president himself. Some tapes were later handed over, but they were heavily edited. President Nixon's lawyers also requested that the subpoena, that required him to turn the evidence over, was quashed. The motion was denied and Nixon appealed to the Supreme Court. President Nixon's lawyer then proceeded to claim that not enough proof was provided that
On June 17, 1972, five men broke into the Democratic headquarters, located in the Watergate complex in Washington DC. They would have never been caught if not for a few pieces of tape covering the latches on some of the doors. Mr. Frank Willis, a security guard, noticed them, removed them and thought nothing of it. After a few hours he found that the latches have been re-taped and he called the police. Soon after the burglars were caught and arrested. The consequent investigation brought the law knocking on the White House door and their findings would shock the nation. The president issued a directive that various rooms in the White House should be bugged with voice activated devices approximately a year before the Watergate incident. Nixon was ordered by the court to hand over the audio tapes in his possession that might be crucial to the investigation and might even implicate the president himself. Some tapes were later handed over, but they were heavily edited. President Nixon's lawyers also requested that the subpoena, that required him to turn the evidence over, was quashed. The motion was denied and Nixon appealed to the Supreme Court. President Nixon's lawyer then proceeded to claim that not enough proof was provided that