When watching the video posted for this week’s blog, I agreed with three main points said by the speakers. The first point I agreed with was that when America is attacked we go into military law not civil law. We are used to civil law, as citizens and a lot of the time, don’t understand why they are different. Another point that was said that I agreed with was that the Constitution was made so that we could check the executive branch, meaning that branch wouldn’t have all the power. And the final point that I agreed with in the movie was that we should keep those who are a potential threat isolated so that no one can get to them before we as a nation question them. However, I don’t think that we should deny them the right to legal counsel.
In general, I think that some of the restrictions on our civil liberties make sense. They are set in place to prevent terrorism in America. If they were not there, then it would be possible for another attack on America. One reason we haven’t had a serious attack on America is because we have stepped up our security to prevent such attacks. I think that some of the restrictions set on our civil liberties are there for the greater good, and that without them, many people would be in dire situations. I think that people don’t think about that side of the argument often, and think that there is a right to a lot of what they have now, when in reality it is a privilege.
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