Avengers Influence On Captain America

Throughout the comic, Captain America and his team believe that the government shouldn’t have a say in the way they are run because it limits their ability to do good. On the other hand, Iron Man and his team believe that they should be regulated by the government and elected officials. The Civil War demonstrates what happens when a society is stripped of their civil liberties. In the today’s society we are facing the same problem that the Avengers are facing in the comic, some people want more government control while others want less. The Department of Justice's first priority is to prevent upcoming terrorist attacks. Since The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (Patriot Act) was passed following the 9/11 attacks, it has played an important role in numerous successful actions to protect innocent Americans from the deadly plans of terrorists committed to destroying America. According to justice.gov, while the …show more content…
According to dictionary.com, civil liberties are personal guarantees and freedoms that the government cannot abridge, either by law or by judicial interpretation without due process (“Civil Liberties”, n.d.). Some people could argue that the Patriot Act violates their civil liberties because it gives the government the right to invade your privacy. In the comic, Captain America and his team would argue that the government is imposing on their civil rights and liberties because they are requiring them to register their true identities with them. Iron man and his team don’t mind the government invading on their freedoms and having to reveal their real identities. Like the superheroes in the comic some Americans believe that the government should have regulations on people while others believe they