Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Speech is one of our rights as American Citizens. Although, this right can very easily be abused. I think that it is a right we should be thankful for and not take it as an advantage. If people are just going to keep abusing this right, then restrictions should be held. I think that restrictions should be held because some people who abuse this right could end up causing harm to others. It is a right and a privilege, granted to us. So we should try and cherish it as much as possible.

Wire Tapping

The government has the power to listen to our conversations through wire tapping. Through doing this, they can access what we talk about and discern if we are criminals or not, or threatening in any way. This is an issue of freedom versus security. This is a way of catching a criminal before he goes into action. I think that this is okay because, if you are not a criminal, you should have nothing to fear. They don't care about our personal lives, so you don't have to worry about them knowing our personal lives at all. It is simply to catch criminals.

Making the Government Less Transparent

This has to do with giving the Government, power over the people. It is doing this by keeping the Governments knowledge away from the people. I believe that it is okay to do as long as it is keeping our country safe overall. As long as it ensures our countries safety. I think though that if it's not benefiting the countries safety then it should be shared with the public. As long as it is for a reasonable cause. If not, we deserve to know the knowledge of the government.

Flag Burning

Flag burning is usually associated with hate groups for example the KKK, or terrorists groups. This to me, demonstrates immense hate for a person, country, or other group. Therefore I think it should be illegal, because it shows immense disrespect for people. Another reason I believe it should be illegal is because it just gathers up hate in people, and causes unnecessary riots.

Personal Privacy in Airports

Some airports have reportedly been using full body scanning and full inspections which violate people but ensures that they are safe passengers. I think that it is okay because it is ensuring our safety. Yes, it violates you for a couple seconds but it is far better in the long run to feel uncomfortable for a little while then risk danger. I honestly think that people should just bear it realize it is benefiting them.

Fourth Amendment rights

The fourth amendment states that a search warrant is needed before searching a house. I think that it is unnecessary to have a search warrant because if someone is suspected of an illegal action than, they can be accused and caught. And if it turns out they are not guilty, then they are not guilty. On the terms that it is violating rights, if someone is caught, then nothing negative has come out of it. And if they search a house and don't find anything, then at least they took the risk. Another reason for disagreeing is that, if they do go into a house without a search warrant and they find evidence, they cannot use it in court. I disagree with this because if something is indeed found in the house illegally, then it will be taken care of.

eminent domain

I believe that eminent domain is okay as long as they are using it for meaningful purposes that benefit everyone. Many times the government use eminent domain to their advantage and built for private purposes. I think its okay if they were building schools or hospitals, but not for private purposes for example, extending a parking structure for Mercedes Benz. There was an incident where Mercedes Benz wanted to take out a diner  in order to extend their parking structure. There was a controversy because this was a private purpose that wouldn't benefit everyone. I think that people would have thought differently, if it would have been used for a new school. So I think that eminent domain has been abused and that if used, it should be used for public purposes.