“It is better, so the fourth amendment teaches us, that the guilty sometimes go free than the citizens be subject to easy arrest”(William Douglas). The Bill of Rights was devised to restrict the government’s power and to guarantee personal freedoms. Edward Snowden released documents that exposed government programs that were designed to personal information in order to ensure national security. Those programs, predominantly ran by the NSA, have undoubtedly stimulated unreasonable searches, therefore transgressing the fourth amendment. The USA is a republic. By definition, it must be run for the people and by the people. Snowden has unveiled a government that is unconstitutional and corrupt, therefore deeming himself to be a hero.
According to Judge Richard Leon, some of the NSA’s security operations are considered illegal. The Judge had considered a data facility in Utah. It is a government owned and operated warehouse that stores essentially every conversation on an American telephone. Keith Alexander, a government …show more content…
The NSA is not stealing America’s privacy in exchange for safety; the NSA is simply just stealing America’s privacy. Although the USA is known as the land of the free, there is not any freedom in the scrutiny of a citizen’s private conversation. Our government has neglected the constitution, taking every citizens’ right to their own privacy. Snowden has uncovered some of the NSA’s unfortunate secrets. The NSA’s illicit actions can’t be justified by the Patriot Act, nor any other law. Federal Judge Richard Leon confirms that the government’s national espionage is unconstitutional. Even with the USAs data records, the NSA has been incapable of preventing terrorism. Snowden has revealed a government that had imposed a false sense of freedom. Snowden has provided the citizens of American with their right to information; In turn, Snowden is a
According to Judge Richard Leon, some of the NSA’s security operations are considered illegal. The Judge had considered a data facility in Utah. It is a government owned and operated warehouse that stores essentially every conversation on an American telephone. Keith Alexander, a government …show more content…
The NSA is not stealing America’s privacy in exchange for safety; the NSA is simply just stealing America’s privacy. Although the USA is known as the land of the free, there is not any freedom in the scrutiny of a citizen’s private conversation. Our government has neglected the constitution, taking every citizens’ right to their own privacy. Snowden has uncovered some of the NSA’s unfortunate secrets. The NSA’s illicit actions can’t be justified by the Patriot Act, nor any other law. Federal Judge Richard Leon confirms that the government’s national espionage is unconstitutional. Even with the USAs data records, the NSA has been incapable of preventing terrorism. Snowden has revealed a government that had imposed a false sense of freedom. Snowden has provided the citizens of American with their right to information; In turn, Snowden is a