Pros And Cons Of Federalism: The Right To Privacy

When regulating the right to privacy, federalism faces certain limitations which include the following. First, the probability that it might lead to discrimination from a person’s skin color, race, religion or political affiliation is high (Bellia, 2008). People in positions of leadership at the state levels are likely to dominate those they lead by hiding critical information from them. Or stop and frisk policy require that the police detain suspects and sometimes even civilians temporarily for questioning and searching for weapons and other illegal materials (Avdija, 2014). This policy became very controversial because of the Floyd v. New York case where they prove the authorities where just stopping African Americans and Hispanic individuals …show more content…
The positive and negative impacts of federalism with regards to privacy rights are essential. For quite some time, we have fought to maintain our individuality which comes in the form of our privacy rights. We are made up of different cultures, and we have the right to privately or publicly conduct our traditions and not be told what to do. The Patriot Act makes privacy seems, not a right but a …show more content…
This means that the minority group’s interests are protected under civil rights, and they get to enjoy rights that the majority group enjoys (Horowitz, 2006). For instance, women who are majorly considered as minority groups have the right to abort under the civil rights provided the pregnancy has reached a particular stage. In the case Roe v. Wade where it established that women had the right to privacy that was adequately protected by due process and the choice to determine if they wanted to give birth. Roe has been deduced to prohibit the government from accepting and passing laws that unjustifiably saddle the right to abortion. The court held that the fourth amendment provided the required freedom that afforded the right to privacy including particular areas of