Yes, but not permanently. When the danger is passed then your civil rights should be given back to you.
Marcy
AnswerOK, but let's say that if we do allow the government to restrict our civil Rights, then would it not be giving too much power? For instance the *Patriot Act allow officials to wiretap your house without you knowing it all because you are suspected of being a terrorist, but yet your not. Then also they can arrest you without a warrant if they suspect of being a terrorist. the list goes on and on.. so what do y'all think about this? Is this giving government officials too much power which they could abuse?It's highly doubtful that the government will go around knocking in public doors to their homes. If someone makes a complaint against a citizen such as "I see people going in and out at all hours with equipment, large boxes, etc." then the police have a right to enter your home with a warrant.
I don't trust our own government and I know the U.S. is even worse because of terrorism, so I do agree that it could give them too much power which could be badly misused.
Answer:The answer is, Yes they can. And they have. Clearly, some examples are called for, so here they are:PATRIOT Act Most of the PATRIOT Act passed sunset and is now in law until it's reversed. Among many other things, the PATRIOT Act allows for the following:
FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act). Passed in the 1970's this law was pretty harmless until 9/11, when its scope was drastically expanded. Under FISA, you may be surveilled and investigated if you have percevied or potential contact with anyone who may be a foreign agent. While this sounds pretty safe, the number of foreigners or even people with foreign names, who are suspected of foreign intelligence invovlement far exceeds the number of people who actually are. This, in addition to the problem of name tracking, where, for reasons far to obvious to detail, real intelligence operatives try hard not to be identified by name.
TIA (Total Information Act). Started under Presidential fiat, this act was de-funded in legislature. But, in the words of the NSA, "the program was disassembled, but all the parts are retained". Budgeting for what was TIA was moved into the "black budget" which isn't openly reported to the legislature and there is questionable if any oversight. This omnibus act deals with the old FBI "Carnivore" program, which monitors email traffic (and presumably instant messaging), the old TIA structure, which combines credit and bank reporting, customer service reporting (selections of items purchased), and even elements as far distant as traffic location reporting and cell phone use (both location and communications). At this point in time, the scope of this project is unknown to the public. However, for a taste of what you're looking at, check out the private sector data mining operation Axcoim, who sells information to the Federal and State Govts. -- it's amazing what information is tracked. Some say this exceeds the 4th Amendment expectation of privacy and right to search only by due process.
And of course there are other Acts.
There is no indication that any of these bills will be repealed, and most (excepting TIA) have long passed their sunset and are now fully in law.
I should close by saying that none of these measures has produced visible results in terms of interdicting terrorism.
AnswerNo, they cannot. It is un-constitutional. The Constitution is referred to as the Supreme Law of the Land. If you were to draw a pyramid, and put 4 lines on it, then put Constitution on the top, Federal below it, State below it, and Local on the bottom, it is showing that NO law or NO government can gain higher power (in other words, go against) the Constitution of the United States. It says so in our Declaration as well. Rebuttal:While you say, "No, they cannot", I think you speak a little after the fact, in that many of the rights given under the Constitution and the Bill of Rights already HAVE been abrogated. You may argue that this is illegal, and I would join you in that argument, but it won't change the fact that these rights are already gone. Update, Oct, 2011As of this writing, ALL of the above laws that removed civil and Constitutional rights are still in place or have expanded in scope. There is no indication that any of our abrogated rights are scheduled to be restored in the foreseeable future.In times of extreme crisis, the civil rights in a county's constitution can be suspended. This was done by President Lincoln during the US Civil War.
The Social Security Administration is not permitted to violate civil rights.The Social Security Administration is not permitted to violate civil rights.The Social Security Administration is not permitted to violate civil rights.The Social Security Administration is not permitted to violate civil rights.
In the long term the national government responded to unconventional participation by civil rights activists with reforms designed to give minorities greater access to conventional forms of participation.
National Civil Rights Museum was created in 1920.
David Cole has written: 'No equal justice' -- subject(s): Administration of Criminal justice, Discrimination in criminal justice administration, Race discrimination 'Securing liberty' -- subject(s): Human rights, Civil rights, Government policy, Terrorism, National security 'Terrorism and the constitution' -- subject(s): United States, National security, Civil rights, Law and legislation, United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Terrorism, Prevention, Grondrechten, Bestrijding, Terrorisme
To pressure the government to support civil rights
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950's and 60's gained national attention and changed the way the government treated blacks.
Lee-Sean Huang has written: 'Freedom vs. security' -- subject(s): Civil rights, War and emergency powers, National security
First, it ensures that government officials do not discriminate against us; second, it grants national and state governments the power to protect these civil rights against interference by private individuals.
The web address of the National Civil Rights Museum is: http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org
To give publicity to the struggle for civil rights.
They used national attention and support to influence the national government to force the states to change civil rights and voting policies.
They used national attention and support to influence the national government to force the states to change civil rights and voting policies.