2006-09-16 20:50:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No.
Our rights are spelled out in the Bill of Rights, and the Homeland Security Act and the Patriot Act are not in violation of any part of the Constitution.
As a matter of historical record, however, during the Civil War President Lincoln suspended parts of the Constitution due to the national emergency.
2006-09-16 21:01:50 · answer #1 · answered by Warren D 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes. The Bush administration has been positively Orwellian, creating their own version of Newspeak with terms like Patriot Act and No Child Left Behind, both of which do the opposite of what their name implies.
2006-09-16 20:56:19 · answer #2 · answered by nospamcwt 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I would say YES there is no free speach any more just say an ethnic joke and see what happens we used to be able to say anything we wanted not any more i'm 67 and i know
2006-09-16 21:01:34 · answer #3 · answered by dalecollins64 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, very much so. But there is more to come, just wait and see.
2006-09-16 21:10:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
While there is potential for abuse on the part of the government, I do not believe there have been any cases yet in which innocents have been injured.
2006-09-16 20:54:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
i would say yes.....but that also depends on where you live at in the country
2006-09-16 20:59:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course!
2006-09-16 20:53:36 · answer #7 · answered by Pedro I. Wong 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No doubt about that.
2006-09-16 20:57:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋