American Civil Liberties Union

Ever since I was a young child I thought about the future I would like to have and the world I would like to live in. I was taught from a very young age that hate and distrust towards someone due to them having different beliefs than yours was not acceptable and just led to the downfall of people and society. Currently, the United States is in a state of hate and distrust based solely on the different political belief systems that have formed over the past hundred years. It is my goal in life…

A young girl whose parents moved to the United States, she was excited and nervous at the same time. As time passed, the parents noticed the young girl was being different and distant, a couple of days passed, and the parents noticed their daughter was being aggressively disturbed by anything, the parents were worried and decided to talk to her. The young girl couldn’t take it any longer and told her parents that kids treated her differently, because of where she’s from, and that she felt…

to look at the role of special interest groups. The two major interest groups in opposition of the bill were the American Civil Liberties Union and the Sheriff’s Association of Virginia, additional other law enforcement agencies were in opposition. These interest groups were in opposition because of two issues that may result from the bill stripping the individual of their civil liberty rights and reverting back to when the government had more power and time to detain individuals against their…

Everyone in America is an immigrant. The timing of the waves of foreigners is crucial to everything that is their liberties. Who is to say that past immigrants and modern immigrants do not deserve the same rights? Between 1919 and 1922 many people are coming from China, Mexico, Europe, and several other countries creating tension between the new immigrants and the established ones. While there are women who suffer, the new foreigners are the ones who suffer the most. These new immigrants have no…

What is Freedom? “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” (King 3). In this quote, Dr. King addresses one must fight back for what is right. If your civil liberties are provoked, you must rise too top the oppressor. This a strong quote from Dr. King which I openly agree with because it shows the amount of honor in his words to revolt against the government. Dr. King was flouted by many because he…

there are organizations that fight for this freedom. One such organization is the American Civil Liberties Union. In the year 2000, when discussing the topic of book banning, the organization stated that, “Permitting restraints on literature sets the stage for attacks on all expression that is artistically or politically controversial or that portrays unpleasant realities of life” (American Civil Liberties Union). Although some books may contain graphic violence or sexual content, and therefore…

Immigration 44 million… live in fear everyday, every year, day after day wondering if that is the last time they see their families. Immigrants from all over the world come to the United States, either to escape the civil wars they have in their own place and or to have a better life than they had before. Many come here knowing of the risks they are taking but take it either way because they know that they can give their family a better chance than where they came. Many also come here for a…

has been taken away. The National Security Agency (NSA) is an agency that hopes to protect the U.S. secrets, and outwit their opponents in data superhighway, while at the same time protect the privacy rights of the American people (“What We Do”). The NSA is supposed to help the American public stay safe,…

Keep Your Freedom Most people assume, since they live in the United States, that they are free, and have the freedom to do as they please as long as what they are doing abides by federal and/or state law. But how free are we, really? If you look deep enough, Suzanne Collins illustrates how restricted our freedom in the United States are. Throughout the novel, The Hunger Games, Collins is telling her readers that the government will destroy most means of personal freedom of the citizens. In…

prestigious history of United States of America; it has been a battle ground and at the forefront of civil rights. Throughout history we have seen everything from slavery to women’s suffrage to African American civil rights. One such civil liberty that is being brought into question is marriage. As quoted from the Washington Post “Americans respect marriage, not only as a crucial institution of civil society but the fundamental building block of all human civilization” (Anderson, 2013). Even…