The Importance Of Civil Liberties

Around the time the Bill of Rights was created was when civil liberties first flourished. They are established in the Bill of Rights. Basically civil liberties are personal guarantees and freedoms that the government cannot abridge, either by law or by judicial interpretation without due process. It has been working for more than a century now and it is very important part of the Bill of Rights. The term civil liberties are often confused with civil rights. However, they are different because civil liberties focuses more on individual freedom and rights we have in which the government is restricted from interfering instead of Civil rights which aims more onto groups of people. Civil liberties are the very foundation of America because without it we wouldn’t have democracy. These liberties have given citizens’ rights to freedom of speech, to believe what they wish, right of bearing arms and the pursuit of happiness. This grants people living in the United States the power to express their mind and opinions about something they believe is improper or unfair. It is a way to shield the people from an …show more content…
Which meant the government didn’t want anyone steering up any talk about the U.S like that. The woman did have a right to talk her mind out but not that topic at all because the government didn’t like that. However that is still technically undermining her civil liberties. Even though a lot of people may not agree with her ideas it is still her first amendment right to have freedom of speech but she couldn’t do that. Whoever did such things would be punished or be sent to jail. “Thousands of people who actively opposed America’s policy in World War I and expressed support for communism, socialism, and other left-wing causes were convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms—even death—for violating this