Violation Of The NSA

The National Security Agency (NSA) is an organization that is a part of the United States government that is responsible for the collection and processing of worldwide data records as well as global monitoring. According to an article from Electronic Frontier Foundation, the NSA is “responsible for collecting, processing, and disseminating intelligence information from foreign electronic signals for national foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes and to support military operations” (EFF). Incorporated in that professional and sophisticated definition, one of the rights that the administration owns is the right to view mobile phone data of those inhabiting the United States and globally across the world. But, can this action be declared as unconstitutional? Some people have grown to have a very serious problem with this action that the NSA is able to perpetrate. Some argue that the NSA’s ongoing right to view and collect media on cellular devices is in direct violation of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution, which provides the civil liberties for individuals to be secure in persons, residence, and documentation as well as not being subject to unreasonable searches and seizures. In this paper, I will explore and discuss what rights we as people give up for a democracy, how privacy rights are not specifically stated in the Constitution, and how the NSA is not in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
A democracy is a system of government where the power is vested and put in the hands of the people. The United States has a democratic government, meaning that it is mostly made up of officials and representatives that were elected by the majority of the population. …show more content…
First of all, what exactly is the fourth amendment and what exactly does it