Thursday, February 14, 2008
Ellissa Abbott: "To Assure Our Country's Freedom, The Government Should Be Able To Spy On Its Citizens"
I don't agree with this statement. It states that government should be able to invade poeples privacy, i don't think thats okay. In the book the phrase that is enforced over and over is "BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU". Its bothersom that someone thought the world would be like this. I feel like in a way the goverment has a lot of freedom in exposing peoples personal life but i also want security as an individual. This is a sensitive subject due to the fact that most people are torn about it. So to insure our country's freedom "BIG BROTHER" should be left out of the picture, I would rather have them persue potential criminals then to suspect new ones.
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I agree with your statement Elissa. The government shouldn’t have the right to spy on ALL our citizen. It would be nice to have superior protection for our country, but certain things should be kept private. They’re probably something people would like to keep to themselves, and my thing is as long as a person’s actions isn’t life threaten to our country or people, than I believe that EVERYONE should have the right to have their own privacy. As the 4th amendment states, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” This amendment is stating that no one’s privacy should be violated for unreasonable actions.
-Keira Weldon
I agree with what you’re saying. You used the example of the government in 1984 to back your opinion and I think that the government in 1984 is a prime example of how if the government were to spy on its citizens, then the country’s freedom would actually be restricted. For example in 1984 Winston talks about the telescreen and its ability to hear and see everything that you say and do. Because of this he is constantly keeping to himself and afraid of making one wrong move or accidentally saying something that he shouldn’t. This is what would happen if the government were able to spy on its citizens, and this is by no means close to what freedom is.
Ellissa:
My opinion hasn't changed since I've read the book. I still feel like this statement is unreasonable. The forth amendment states that no one’s privacy should be violated for unreasonable actions. I don't think anything is that serious to where you need to have total control of the general public. I think reasonable doubt authorizes the right to search someones personal life. Although reading the book changed my views a little bit on how our present government has some control over us as citizens. But it still beats life in "1984"
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