Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially curtail its domestic surveillance.
Plan: The government will curtail its surveillance by only viewing collected data by means of a warrant.
Intro-After the NSA reported their first transparency avowal, the publisher Omicron Technology Limited stated, “The report said 19,212 "national security letters"—administrative subpoenas that allow the FBI to collect information without a warrant—were issued last year, containing 38,832 requests for information.” These unwarranted leaks are why this problem needs to be solved. That is why we stand resolved that “The United States federal government should substantially curtain its domestic surveillance.”
Significance …show more content…
An article titled, “Electronic Surveillance,” written by Cornell University states, “Obtaining a warrant for electronic surveillance requires showing probable cause, describing in particularity the conversation to be intercepted, providing a specific time period for the interception of the communications device, and noticing the property owner unless law enforcement can show exigent circumstances. As with ordinary searches and seizures, exigent circumstances may serve as grounds for law enforcement to dispense with first obtaining a warrant. If law enforcement encounters a situation threatening a person's life, a conspiracy threatening the national security, or a conspiracy suggesting organized crime, then law enforcement may proceed without first acquiring a warrant.” The U.S. has clearly been using surveillance technology unconstitutionally. …show more content…
By involving law enforcement and having a warrant officialized, terrorists and other threats will be detoured by more modernized technology in police stations and therefore lessen or completely halt the illegal release of information. Found on the official website for the Department of Homeland Security: “Critical infrastructure must be secure and able to withstand and rapidly recover from all hazards. Proactive and coordinated efforts are necessary to strengthen and maintain secure, functioning, and resilient critical infrastructure – including assets, networks, and systems – that are vital to public confidence and the Nation’s safety, prosperity, and well-being. This endeavor is a shared responsibility among Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial entities, and public and private owners and operators of critical infrastructure.” Our plan promotes a unified national security effort by not only requiring individual police stations to use a mandated warrant, but the whole U.S. government. Homeland Security again stated: “It is imperative that we, as a country, take more action to strengthen our national policy on critical infrastructure security and resilience, and that includes measures to strengthen cybersecurity. Because the majority of our critical infrastructure is owned and operated by private companies, the public and private sectors have a shared responsibility
Plan: The government will curtail its surveillance by only viewing collected data by means of a warrant.
Intro-After the NSA reported their first transparency avowal, the publisher Omicron Technology Limited stated, “The report said 19,212 "national security letters"—administrative subpoenas that allow the FBI to collect information without a warrant—were issued last year, containing 38,832 requests for information.” These unwarranted leaks are why this problem needs to be solved. That is why we stand resolved that “The United States federal government should substantially curtain its domestic surveillance.”
Significance …show more content…
An article titled, “Electronic Surveillance,” written by Cornell University states, “Obtaining a warrant for electronic surveillance requires showing probable cause, describing in particularity the conversation to be intercepted, providing a specific time period for the interception of the communications device, and noticing the property owner unless law enforcement can show exigent circumstances. As with ordinary searches and seizures, exigent circumstances may serve as grounds for law enforcement to dispense with first obtaining a warrant. If law enforcement encounters a situation threatening a person's life, a conspiracy threatening the national security, or a conspiracy suggesting organized crime, then law enforcement may proceed without first acquiring a warrant.” The U.S. has clearly been using surveillance technology unconstitutionally. …show more content…
By involving law enforcement and having a warrant officialized, terrorists and other threats will be detoured by more modernized technology in police stations and therefore lessen or completely halt the illegal release of information. Found on the official website for the Department of Homeland Security: “Critical infrastructure must be secure and able to withstand and rapidly recover from all hazards. Proactive and coordinated efforts are necessary to strengthen and maintain secure, functioning, and resilient critical infrastructure – including assets, networks, and systems – that are vital to public confidence and the Nation’s safety, prosperity, and well-being. This endeavor is a shared responsibility among Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial entities, and public and private owners and operators of critical infrastructure.” Our plan promotes a unified national security effort by not only requiring individual police stations to use a mandated warrant, but the whole U.S. government. Homeland Security again stated: “It is imperative that we, as a country, take more action to strengthen our national policy on critical infrastructure security and resilience, and that includes measures to strengthen cybersecurity. Because the majority of our critical infrastructure is owned and operated by private companies, the public and private sectors have a shared responsibility