The Importance Of Freedom Of Civil Liberties

Civil liberties and rights that us Americans inherit as people are not granted. Civil rights are the guarantees of equal opportunities, privileges, and treatment, the civil liberties are individual rights and freedoms that government is obligated to protect. Government should not intrude or embark on those rights. Yet time and time again there are restrictions on each and every individual “freedom” given to us. The Bill of Rights essentially protects the freedom of expression and rights of the accused. The Bill of Rights are composed of the first ten amendments. More so than others, the first and fourth amendment have been demolished and remolded. Which was never supposed to happen in the Framers eyes. Day by day, we begin to hand away our freedoms. Those five freedoms are speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition referred to as the freedom of expression, our first amendment. Freedom of Religion has been hugely up for debate on the continuously evolving changes. Freedom of Religion is followed by the establishment clause that prohibits the establishment by congress and the “free” exercise clause prohibits government from interfering with individuals’ practice of religion. Every time there seems to be a case the government majority of the time benefits. In the Engel v. …show more content…
The once known unreasonable under new government interpretations of fourth amendment. Shinning some light on history: the Bill of Rights was designed to protect the people from government. As our loved ones travel via airplane they endure the upmost violation of privacy. Walking into the airport you watch as you yourself and fellow acquaintances are stripped of their rights to no ends. Some are sent to even higher security based off appearance. It’s disgusting, that before actually even being in a five foot radius of an individual that security guy is already calling over …. To strip search what’s left of that