The Argument Against Guantanamo Bay

Since America 's conception the right of privacy was considered a right, there 's even an amendment created to protect one 's privacy. But in recent times America has been discovered to breaking its own laws. It has been proven that the NSA been working with cellular companies to monitor and survey phone calls with their own citizens, declaring that it 's legal under the patriot act that was created by George Bush after September 11. This was exposed by a whistleblower named Edward Snowden who seek sanctum in Russia after becoming a traitor by exposing American Secrets. This is blatantly breaking the fourth amendment but the patriot protects the NSA for spying on its citizens because it was made to “protect the common good from terrorist” so …show more content…
When it comes to rights in America, Guantanamo Bay is a huge hindrance to the movement of rights. Guantanamo Bay is now the poster child of abusing and cheating their own rights just to try to obtain information for the ‘national security’ and for the ‘good of the people’. But by strengthening our security, we have weakened our moral code. Guantanamo Bay is currently breaching over half of the amendments right now, and unfortunately the United States Government refuses to admit their use of torture within the prison camp. Guantanamo bay inmates have had their 8th Amendment (Cruel and Unusual Punishment) unlawfully revoked from them. There has been reports of waterboarding, sexual humiliation, and also in some unfortunate incidents end in the death of the victim. A sergeant there claims that there were three deaths there that died while they were being tortured. “It is my informed opinion that there were three wrongful deaths at Gitmo on June 9, 2006, while I was on duty,” Hickman wrote. Not only did they commit murder, but they also stole the 1st Amendment from them by taking the Quran away from them and disrespected them by dumping them into the