Security and freedom has always been in the hearts of all Americans and in the hearts of the first Americans. When the colonists wanted to be free from British oppression they wanted freedom and security from unfair trials and protection of an unjust laws. The first 10 amendments of the U.S. constitution protect the rights of all Americans. Under the British rule the colonists’ rights were denied, they were denied a fair trial and they were denied their freedom. In this case I would choose freedom, and the reason why is that with the freedom that constitution provides not only does it provide freedom of our basic rights but it also allows us to protect ourselves. It allows us to practice our rights within what the constitution allows.
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Constitution was create to protect the rights of it inhabitance in this new establish country called the United States of America, one its protection was the creation of a congress, the creation of the Senate and the house of Representatives. James Madison also called the “Father of the Constitution” did not want for one person to have absolute power, unlike the British monarchy he created three branch of government with each branch of government having no more power than the next. In the U.S. Constitution Article 1 section “…provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States…” with that it gives congress the right to declare war on any country, for an example The United States declared war on England in 1812 that lasted 2 and a half years to stop the harassment of British naval forces, and on Japan on December 8th 1941 when Japan attacked the naval base in Pearl Harbor. In the bill of rights it provides protection from the government, in the 1st amendment it gives its people the freedom of religion, press, assembly, and freedom of speech. In the U.S. Constitution it doesn’t directly say that Americans have the right to privacy, but it is does imply it. In the fourth amendment of the U.S. Constitution it says “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause…” (The 4th …show more content…
United States District Court, the U.S. District Court was in violation of the 4th amendment, The United States monitored the conversation of three individuals in conspiring in destruction of federal building. The United States authorized monitoring of the suspects without a warrant, which direct violation 1st and 4th amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
On 2006 case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, Hamdan was charged of plotting with the terrorist group. Afghani hunters arrested Hamdan and he as later sold to the United States, which later was arranged to be trial in front of a military commission. (Landmark case, Alex Mcbride) Hamdan filed habeas corpus, but was denied several times, until he appealed the Supreme Court decision; the Bush Administration was in violation of the Geneva Convention and U.S. Military Code of Justice. Which later the Bush Administration overturned that law.
2006 ACLU v NSA, the ACLU questioned the NSA, and filed a legal challenge against NSA, for monitoring calls and emails of people in the United States, the ACLU claimed that it was not constitutional and in violation of the 4th amendment. ALCU won the case but NSA appeal the case, President Bush he said he was the “inherent authority” to allow to monitor people in the United States. In other word President Bush was able to do whatever he wanted because he was the
Constitution was create to protect the rights of it inhabitance in this new establish country called the United States of America, one its protection was the creation of a congress, the creation of the Senate and the house of Representatives. James Madison also called the “Father of the Constitution” did not want for one person to have absolute power, unlike the British monarchy he created three branch of government with each branch of government having no more power than the next. In the U.S. Constitution Article 1 section “…provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States…” with that it gives congress the right to declare war on any country, for an example The United States declared war on England in 1812 that lasted 2 and a half years to stop the harassment of British naval forces, and on Japan on December 8th 1941 when Japan attacked the naval base in Pearl Harbor. In the bill of rights it provides protection from the government, in the 1st amendment it gives its people the freedom of religion, press, assembly, and freedom of speech. In the U.S. Constitution it doesn’t directly say that Americans have the right to privacy, but it is does imply it. In the fourth amendment of the U.S. Constitution it says “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause…” (The 4th …show more content…
United States District Court, the U.S. District Court was in violation of the 4th amendment, The United States monitored the conversation of three individuals in conspiring in destruction of federal building. The United States authorized monitoring of the suspects without a warrant, which direct violation 1st and 4th amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
On 2006 case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, Hamdan was charged of plotting with the terrorist group. Afghani hunters arrested Hamdan and he as later sold to the United States, which later was arranged to be trial in front of a military commission. (Landmark case, Alex Mcbride) Hamdan filed habeas corpus, but was denied several times, until he appealed the Supreme Court decision; the Bush Administration was in violation of the Geneva Convention and U.S. Military Code of Justice. Which later the Bush Administration overturned that law.
2006 ACLU v NSA, the ACLU questioned the NSA, and filed a legal challenge against NSA, for monitoring calls and emails of people in the United States, the ACLU claimed that it was not constitutional and in violation of the 4th amendment. ALCU won the case but NSA appeal the case, President Bush he said he was the “inherent authority” to allow to monitor people in the United States. In other word President Bush was able to do whatever he wanted because he was the