Civil Liberties “Don ’t interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained‚ for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.” —Abraham Lincoln. The Bill of Rights was made as a promise to the smaller states that feared centralism so they could sign the constitution. The Bill of Rights or the Ten Amendments started in 1791 and the last was in 1992. Moreover thanks to the Farmers‚ the constitution can be changed or have many amendments depending on the opinion of different generations
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National Security Strategy As much as the world is being progressed security will always play one of the most important roles as long as the states exist and thus the central responsibility of the nation state is its own survival. Every state has to deal with different issues in this world and the hardest thing is how to deal with them. America which is a very powerful state has to take care of its national security and its citizens by different strategies that are shown in national security strategy
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National Security Strategy The date September 11‚ 2001 has changed the way in which the entire world started to perceive threats and their own security related to these threats. Concerning the security and approach of the U.S.‚ the White House has published its new ‘National Security Strategy’ in 2002 setting a guideline for its eventual war on terrorism. This is the primary text that will be mainly dealt with in this writing because it is the official source showing U.S. plans of
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According to the NSA website “Mission Statement The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) leads the U.S. Government in cryptology that encompasses both Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Information Assurance (IA) products and services‚ and enables Computer Network Operations (CNO) in order to gain a decision advantage for the Nation and our allies under all circumstances.” However‚ it goes on to say that “National Security Agency is part of the U.S. Department of Defense‚ serving
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Throughout American history national security has been more important than civil liberties and freedoms. In post 9-11 Americans have traded some of their freedom and rights for security. This kind of security for century have taken some privacy rights of American citizens and increased the government’s ability to spy on their own citizens. As a result‚ people have been less motivated to use their First Amendment right especially if they feel they could be seen as a terrorist. Although our freedom
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Personal Privacy or National Security William Shelton ENG122: English Composition Prof. Lisa Clark August 7‚ 2012 Defining National Security VS Personal Privacy is a matter of looking at the basic nature of each. From research collected there is a consensus that we need balance. Too much of one hurts the other and vise versa. There are a couple of articles that range from Civil Liberties to the birth of public right to know that support the overall claim. Talks about the effects of censorship
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Civil Liberties Essay Within a democratic society citizens obtain a specific set of civil‚ social‚ and economic rights which others are not entitled to in others countries. World War II was a significant event in history when the United States went to war for its freedoms. During WWII‚ American’s feared for their safety and for the continuation of these civil liberties due to Hitler’s fascist minded Nazi regime. In Four Freedoms by Franklin Roosevelt‚ the importance of why we fight for our
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Dion Flowers 09/25/10 Comp II Prof. Cantor Globalization/ National Security It’s a small world‚ literally! With the steady improvement of high speed technology‚ immigrants are headed for the United States borders. Something must be done‚ is homeland security the answer? If security is increased along national borders migration might be slowed. For example‚ with just the click of a button someone’s complete identity can be on a screen. Why not with the power of technology that’s in place
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National Security It has come to my attention that the current state of our nation is one of peril and doubt. Due to the recent attacks brought upon our nation’s soil by terrorists and "evil doers‚" it is understandable that the current degree of national security must be heightened. Our country can no longer be one of completely freewill with utter disregard to those outside of our borders‚ but must now come to suspect all inhabitants alien to our land as potential threats to our sovereign
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1. Civil liberties are individual legal and constitutional protections against the government. Civil liberties are explicitly states in the Bill of Rights‚ which are the first ten amendments in the Constitution. Disputes over civil liberties often end up in court and sometimes the Supreme Court that is the final interpreter of content and scope of our liberties. Civil liberties are the legal constitutional protections against government. The courts‚ police‚ and legislatures all define their meaning
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