The Social Contract is this idea that when people come together to form a community, moral rules must be agreed upon that benefit everyone in the community. Not only that, but the Social Contract needs some kind of established governing body to enforce the agreed upon rules. While this is only a metaphorical contract that is formed, the …show more content…
By creating an advantage for oneself, the disadvantage for other people comes back as a disadvantage to that person too, since everyone is in the same situation. John Rawl 's Principle of Justice is the two part principle in Socail Contract Theory that expands the definition of the Social Contract such that it does not focus on moral rules as much as it focuses on rights and liberties. This clause of the Principle of Justice states that everyone in the community may make claims to certain rights as long as everyone may have the same claim to these rights. The second part of the principle, was added to address how social and economic inequalities may be morally acceptable. Inequalities may be justified if the following two conditions are satisfied: the first is every member of the community must have the same chance at improving his or her economic or social position. Meaning any two people of the same background, the same intelligence level, and same …show more content…
This case was not the first time they have hired a criminal to catch criminals, which means there were aware of the potential outcomes. Understanding the Social Contract and Rawl’s Principle of Justice tells us that they had a right to hire whomever they want because they need to get the job done. There is no consideration for the good or bad that any Secret Service employees may have done, there is only the rights of the involved parties. By hiring Gonzalez to join the fight against cybercrime, the Secret Service benefitted with new knowledge; moreover, the people of the United States benefited from same knowledge because they now have an organization more capable of protecting them. Social Contract Theory does not condemn the Secret Service for hiring Albert