Why the American Government has the authority to take away our rights during the time of War and that National Security supercedes the rights of the people.

View Paper
ESSAY DETAILS Words: 1399
Pages: 5
(approximately 235 words/page)

Essay Database > Law & Government
National Security When the United States is engaged in military conflict, do the demands of national security supercede conflicting claims of individual rights? " ...Only the greatest dangers can outweigh that of changing the public order, and the sacred power of the laws should never be interfered with except when the safety of the country is at stake". Because I agree with these words given by a great philosopher of the social contract, Jean Jacque Rousseau1, …

showed first 75 words of 1399 total
Sign up for EssayTask and enjoy a huge collection of student essays, term papers and research papers. Improve your grade with our unique database!
showed last 75 words of 1399 total
…country, and national security ought to supersede these rights in times of military conflict. I support the suspension of people's rights because it has worked in the past to win wars and I have faith that it will work in the future. If we want to save this country we must give up our rights to protect the lives the countless others and our futures. I believe without life there is no use for liberties.