person 5 teshia cates

After watching this video the first thought that came to my mind is where is the constitution when it comes to terrorism. I believe we as americans want to make sure and take precautions for protection of our country and what it stands for. 9/11 was indeed a blow to below the waist but, did we just sit back and allow it to happen again? The answer to that is no. The patriot act was established to protect our citizens from either harmful citizens and foriegn ones as well. I agree with Katie than Dinh does want to protect our country and that it is neccessary to have suspects but not to the point where you keep someone detained who does not pose a threat. Every U.S. citizen is entitled to a lawyer ensured by the constitution. Where was the constitution when this man could not get a lawyer right away. Unless there is substantial evidence that clearly shows this person wants to or is ready to committ terrorism then, this person should still be treated like every other citizen. Habeous corpus should be applied because afterall this person after questioning is under unlawful detention. There has to be probable clause to hold a person.

Furthermore, I agree with Julia that times have changed . Due to the times changing; one question lingers in many minds and that is what kind of long term goals need to be made and ones that do not contradict the american way; which morals are intact.  Bud Barnes also made some strong points about the militairy vs. civil law. He says that there is war every where from foreign battlefields to the one that is on our own soil. America is known to hold themselves with strong traditional values and civil liberties gaurunteed to every citizen.

In conclusion, I am scared of what is to come. Some of the scenarious in this videos are unthinkable. For example, the foods which are imported to our country could be contaminated purposely to slowly spread disease and weaken our society. I am very disappointed that our government would bend the rules which have been basically been known to be in stone and the heart of America. I honestly believe if we stop immigaration and become self reliant then our country will be able to prospure and no one will be able to attack us unexpected. The solution is to not be a big brother and leave dangling alliances. The patriot act can go both ways with me; protection is nice but does the government have to be even nosier than they are now?