American Civil Liberties Union

Since the founding of the United States of America as a republic in 1776, the country has constantly taken steps to further civil liberties, and exemplify not only a military and political hegemon, but also a moral one. From abolishing slavery to eradicating the Jim Crow laws to the Civil rights Movement, the country has lived up to its Constitution and founding values such liberty and the pursuit of happiness. However, movements such as Black Lives Matter demonstrate how the Black population…

Would you ever assist a terminally ill person in their own death? This is being argued if it should be illegal or legal today and laws are being made against it. I will discuss my opinion on permanent ill people having, as part of the civil liberties, have a right to die or be help in the process by a doctor or others; are states banning doctors with these circumstances unconstitutional, and a summary of the video on assisted suicides. My opinion about a person assisting a terminally ill person…

The desire for political and civil rights have driven numerous societies to revolt against an oppressive rule in hopes to achieve a more democratic lifestyle. Thus, when Middle Easterners began becoming more fed up with oppressive regimes, the desire for a revolution emerged. The political outcomes of the Arab Spring uprisings were different for each country involved. While civil war arose in some countries, other countries did not have substantial revolts; there were even states that became so…

of controlling individual freedom and blocking the public access to information can also limit freedom Bbc.co.uk (2014). An example of this was when the US National Security Agency (NSA) was collecting the telephone records of tens of millions of Americans from Verizon on a daily basis. They also accessed the servers of nine Internet such as Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo to track online communication. This was a violation of the privacy of their citizen’s privacy and justifies the point…

and liberties. Our government’s role in creating laws follows the following: “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our prosperity” (U.S. Const. Preamble). The governing entities around the world should not be using either force or the threat of force to keep people from harming themselves. Each governing action is backed up by a man with a gun. Personal liberties and…

post-Revolution France, where the citizens were willing to trade away certain freedoms for safety under the leadership of Napoleon Bonaparte. Similarly, many freedoms previously held by modern Americans are being restricted due to the threat of terrorism. This comparison bodes ill, especially when the danger of indifference to liberty is considered. France's social climate at the end of the 18th century was one of fear and insecurity. The recent memory of the Reign of Terror left the french…

stark reality of our seat-belt laws that are in effect today. Choosing to wear a seat belt is a wise decision to make, however, passing a law to make the wearing of seat belts mandatory and punishable by law is a glaring infringement upon our civil liberties. In 1985 seat-belt laws began passing through State Legislature despite a long history of public resistance to such laws. The facts behind how this came to be are quite fascinating. Automakers were bitterly opposed to…

States. Everyone has the right as an American citizen to marry whomever they wish to marry, same-sex or not. People who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender, are known as the LGBT Community. People who are a part of the LGBT Community will have more equality if same-sex marriage was allowed. Many people and cultures have a different meaning of marriage. However, marriage is an internationally recognized human right for all people. Same-sex marriage is also a civil right. The US Supreme…

mother and a father, Gay couples should be allowed to adopt. Laws have been enforced to ban gay couples from legally adopting a child. Evidence from the article states “The Supreme Court's refusal to hear an appeal was a setback for the American Civil Liberties Union and gay rights group.” sated from Joan Biskupic, 2005. The court would just ignore liberals and the gay rights group for their reasoning's. Another evidence from the article states “The court's action taken as it rejected appeals…

Religious Liberties Religious liberties is a highly debatable subject with very passionate supporters and opponents which has caused a major division in the country. This disagreement is present between the two major political parties with the Republican Party as supporters while the Democratic Party currently leads the opposition. The current debate is focused on whether the government should allow owners to refuse service to people based on their sexual preference citing a religious objection…