Deserve Neither Liberty Or Safety

Imagine someone in a dark, frigid space of isolation. They know nothing about the world or the wonders it contains, but they look around and see boxes. Millions and millions of boxes all locked tight with the chains of “security” and “safety.” They know that inside those boxes lie the precious secrets of free knowledge, yet they are denied. They look up and see the keys to these boxes hanging, waiting to be used. However, they are hundreds of feet up, out of their reach. This is where all of the information of the internet will go if we continue to allow the government to monitor internet content. The government cannot have any control over what people see and put on the internet.

Benjamin Franklin once said: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." This quote means that giving up your freedoms for “safety” means that you have neither. You can never be safe, if you're not free. The fourth amendment of the Bill of Rights not only protects our rights to against unreasonable searches, but our rights to privacy. The government cannot sift through the internet content of American citizens. This includes search histories, frequently visited websites, social media, and even what we watch. All of that is private property and private business.

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But what does the constitution have to say about this? The fourth amendment of the Bill of Rights states, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” No one has any right to go through someone else's property unless they are presented with a search