Sunday, November 11, 2007
Freedom
A lot of talk about what it truly means to be free, and questions on constitutional sway in perilous times got me thinking is our country truly a free one? Obviously America provides oppurtunities for people found no where else in the world. But overall the "free" country we live in is willing to simply throw the freedom of its citizens out the window during perilous times. If a sniper was capable of hitting the bullseye of a target from a mile away 10 times in a row, but when being shot at, could never hit the target...would that be someone you could rely on in battle? This relates to America, sure freedom and constituaional rights are blossoming during times of peace or little threat. But In past events such as WWII, Japanese internment camps stripped the freedom of Japanese americans. In recent times, phone tapping is also a violation of privacy and freedom. Is America truly a country every citizen of every nationality can feel free and obliged to their rights as an American?
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I think this is really a great post and really sums up what i just posted myself. The government needs to really be supportive and not just go changing it's rules when the people need it most. During a time of worry and doubt people need something strong to cling onto such as the constitutional rights, and throwing them away in fear doesn't help. The thing people need most is for those rules to be there permanantly so that the people can see that the government of the U.S. is for the good of all of its citizens.
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