Question by Lesley G: Which is more important—national security against terrorism or protecting the rights?
Which is more important—national security against terrorism or protecting the rights granted to us in the Constitution?
Best answer:
Answer by DAR
Rights.
He who would give up liberty for temporary safety deserves neither and loses both.
Add your own answer in the comments!
AngelWhiteside
February 12, 2011 at 11:26 pm
i would say protecting the rights because our right are being taken away right now!!!
Alfredo
February 13, 2011 at 12:19 am
I think national security is the most important because if were not all safe then there is no reason to have those rights in the constitution. But we cant go to far by removing all rights from people because they might be dangerous to our nation. We need to be sure that the people who we remove rights from are actually dangerous. And i disagree with the closing of guantanamo bay.
Beth
February 13, 2011 at 12:36 am
Protecting rights is the most important thing, it would be a very sad thing to be “safe” without any rights(communism).
The King
February 13, 2011 at 12:37 am
Even though it is near impossible to make this black and white, I will do this as simply as I can.
If someone came to your house and said you could never use technology again, because if you do you would be shot on sight by terrorists, what do you do?
Not only are your “rights” being violated, but your security is being threatened. So what do you do?
So the real question is not what is more important, but would you rather live, or die?
To boot, you “rights” are perfectly fine, because of the national security we have in place. The government doesn’t go around and just listen in on your gossip drenched phone call with your girlfriends because it can. There is a methodical legal process to the patriot act, just as much as there is a methodical legal process if you get a speeding ticket. EVERYONE is in check on the enforcement side, so you have nothing to worry about. Only Joe Terrorist should be worrying.