Jordan Maganis
Per. 7
US Gov.
January 22, 2012
Essay
Each and every one of us has a right to do and say as we please and be apart
of this nation. We were given rules and regulations in order to keep things in
orderly fashion and be safe. As time went by, the people started to bend the rules
and used it as leeway in order to do things that they weren’t supposed to. People
find loopholes within the rules of society and hire others in hope of finding even
more.
Some of the more general rights that have been given to the citizens from the
government were the freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of assembly,
freedom of association, and the freedom of petition. Freedom of speech has allowed
us U.S. citizen to speak out what ever we want whenever we want. And this causes
people to stir up sticky situations. Especially back in those days where there were
so much segregation between races and what might have you. They speak out by
pure speech, speech-plus, and symbolic speech. Pure speech is a simple face-to-face
discussion. Speech- plus is when you speak out with some kind of action. And last
is the symbolic speech and they substitute actions and object with words of
emotion. Freedom of the press went on trial when a New York printer who
published articles that criticized the British colonial governor, and this lead to the
John Peter Zenger. Freedom of assembly has lead to the Edwards vs. South Carolina.
And this had lead to retaliation towards the police. Freedom of petition and
association has also caused some kind of stir up as well.
My next piece of evidence brings us to the process clause. It ensures civil
liberties but limits federal power. Although this may seem like a probable law,
people now can freely choose to not only disrupt the law, but cause struggles and
hardships throughout the whole government. The fourth and fifth Amendment
limited investigations such as searching for seizures, the use of evidence, and
electronic surveillance, it also protected the right of the accused and allowed limits
on criminal charges as well as protecting witnesses. The sixth Amendment ensures a
fair trial but also promotes the right to legal advice from others. This can definitely
cause a disruption in the government along with the eight Amendment rights and
death penalty controversy. In my opinion these were badly placed rules and
according to the people, should have never been retained within the government.
One of the biggest controversies was about the death penalty. In some cases it may
be wise to pick that result, but in other cases there would be no need for it and
should not come into effect. There are three zones of privacy, all in which it has
something to protect. The rights to privacy include through thoughts and beliefs,
about personal information, and in family and personal relationships. Personal
information, privacy in personal relationship, and abortion are the main points in
this area of privacy.
When people of different cultures and ethnic backgrounds struggle for their
equal right and opportunities it is because they are the minority. Discrimination
within the people and government has also been legalized because it has not settled
just yet for the whites. When people are fighting for what they believe in, others
think it is not appropriate and through that controversy, a greater line of
segregation has been made which brings up an even worse issue that not only we as
people must face, but the government too.