Should The Government Regulate Counter Terrorism?

For many years now the government has tried to make sure the citizens of the U.S. are safe. Ever since 9/11 many organizations have been made to crack down on terrorism faster and safer. Many counter terrorist organizations have been made to solely protect the people of America. Although the main priority is safety, some of the actions taken may be unconstitutional. Does the national government have the right to regulate counter terrorism? Does the government have the right to ensure safety even if some actions go against the constitution? For the last four years the government has seemed to take any measures necessary to counter terrorism. Terrorism is a very serious matter, which endangers everyone. Although terror rates have gone down 4% since 2015 these organizations are very much needed. The United States has the right to look over its citizens and ensure safety throughout the country. The government tries to uphold their promise of keeping the people safe, by creating organizations to control this …show more content…
There have been times where safety organizations have taken the power given to them a little too far. One of these organizations known as the (NSA) National Government agency, was caught for abusing its power in an unconstitutional way. The NSA was secretly recording citizen activity and those of non-citizens. This scandal was huge, and brought many together to disapprove of the government’s actions. Although they went the extra mile to watch its citizens, they failed to stay within the constitutions boundaries. The NSA used its technology to evade the privacy of many without a warrant. A warrant is a sort of documentation giving the government the right to do a particular action. Without this any action used by this agency to spy on individuals was illegal. This determined what they did was wrong and went against what the constitutional stood