Personal Freedoms In The United States

Since the beginning of the United States the issue of having personal freedoms is often contrast by guaranteeing the tranquility and safety of the nation. In the United States, the goal of guaranteeing that each citizen has the same rights, liberties, and protections as every other person often results in a suppression of the personal freedoms guaranteed to a person. Some may argue that this suppression of rights is needed in order to guarantee that the rights the public do have are protected and the nation is protected. At the same time however one may argue that suppressing the liberties of a person at all goes against the goals and morals of the country to begin with. Sometimes, some liberties must be given up in order to guarantee the freedom and liberties of others. In some cases giving up personal liberties is not worth the protection it could guarantee. By giving up these personal liberties for safety people are giving up the very rights that our country was founded on. By allowing the government to have more power than the people the nation is put into an uncomfortable position in which the common people can no longer decide what is truly best for the nation and its people. By the government restricting personal freedoms the government gains the ability to control the everyday aspects of …show more content…
While personal freedoms must be protected from the government, they must sometimes be restricted in order to guarantee that the main values that form the nation are protected. The government however must be able to balance completely restricted the peoples personal freedoms while also making sure that the nation can remain safe in times of emergency. While personal freedoms should not be completely restricted under the government, some freedoms must be given up to protect the freedoms that truly matter most to the