Wartime can be a stressful period in history, causing the government to make many controversial decisions. These complicated tasks reflect on America’s past and dictate its future, which make the final judgement complicated and crucial. Some oppose the government's choices and claim that they are unconstitutional by violating human rights, evidently shown in the case Korematsu v. United States. Additionally, the country’s leaders often conceal information with their plans or another country’s plans from the public eye. However while this may protect the safety of the country, it limits the citizens’ view on the situation, hindering their ability to make well-informed decisions. So, they might protest certain actions without knowing each intention, which lessens the influence of their input because it is based off of incorrect evidence. Thus in assuming that the government has the country’s best interests in mind and depending on the circumstance, their strategies and programs should be supported by trust in the proof they cannot reveal.
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The lack of knowledge then skews their judgement, resulting in unreliable reactions. Whereas the Constitution does not give us access to each interworking in the government, we still maintain the basic rights no matter how limited, such as freedom of speech, religion, and arms. Our civil rights are not forgotten or revoked in these instances, for it is not always our right to know everything. In fact, the law directly states within the Espionage Act of 1917 that any action against the U.S. government and military forces is illegal and punishable. First, it prohibited forms of speech opposing the draft in the case Schenck v United States and then Debs v. United States. Without the programs that cannot be shared with the public population, the country would not be as prosperous and protected as it is
The lack of knowledge then skews their judgement, resulting in unreliable reactions. Whereas the Constitution does not give us access to each interworking in the government, we still maintain the basic rights no matter how limited, such as freedom of speech, religion, and arms. Our civil rights are not forgotten or revoked in these instances, for it is not always our right to know everything. In fact, the law directly states within the Espionage Act of 1917 that any action against the U.S. government and military forces is illegal and punishable. First, it prohibited forms of speech opposing the draft in the case Schenck v United States and then Debs v. United States. Without the programs that cannot be shared with the public population, the country would not be as prosperous and protected as it is