Changes to the US Government in the Post-9/11 Period
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The period of American history that we live in today is commonly referred to as the “post 9/11” period due to the September 11 attacks in 2001. Often characterized by a heightened sense of suspicion among the American people, a hawkish American foreign policy and last but not least, a rise in surveillance for the increased the security of the state. It’s been known for some time that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been involved in warrantless intelligence gathering both foreign and domestic, and on citizens and non-citizens alike. However, the magnitude in which the NSA gathers information through the recently revealed PRISM is unprecedented through the requirement of communications and internet companies to hand over raw data of its consumers. Although the PRISM program “cannot intentionally” target any US persons (meaning both citizens and residents alike), the fact that is has the potential to target US persons, and its secretive process to carry out surveillance is a major ethical dilemma in the sense that it violates the principles of an open, liberal-democratic society in which the United States was founded upon. This paper is not to argue that surveillance must totally be disassembled, for that would mean security would be at risk in a global era that is interconnected through near instant means of communication. But instead, it is to argue that because of the extent in which the government runs its surveillance, the social and political landscape of the United States is being inhibited due to the fear of government intrusion.
PRISM is the name of the surveillance program utilized by the NSA to collect massive amounts of data from companies such as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and other internet giants to hand over da...
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...which Kantian-based ethics originates, advocates that people have a duty or moral obligation to act against unethical policies and correct them because they conflict the idea that people are free beings with the right to pursue their freedoms without fear of repercussion. From a constitutional ethical standpoint, the fact that the surveillance breaches the protections granted by the fourth amendment, where it states that “The right of the people…against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated…”, and by the fact that the surveillence “chilling effect” has on the people’s right to free speech and press show that the government is overstepping its bounds limiting the privacy and freedom of its citizens.
Mass surveillance therefore goes against the ideals of a democratic society, in which individual people capable of making a decision on their accord.
In this essay, the author
- Argues that surveillance violates the principles of an open, liberal-democratic society in which the united states was founded.
- Explains that prism is the surveillance program utilized by the nsa to collect massive amounts of data from companies such as google, yahoo, microsoft and other internet giants to hand over data under section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act.
- Explains that section 702 provides the government legal basis to conduct surveillance through prism for the purpose of acquiring foreign intelligence on non-us persons.
- Argues that surveillance violates the principles of an open, liberal-democratic society in which the united states was founded.
- Explains that prism is the surveillance program utilized by the nsa to collect massive amounts of data from companies such as google, yahoo, microsoft and other internet giants to hand over data under section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act.
- Explains that section 702 provides the government legal basis to conduct surveillance through prism for the purpose of acquiring foreign intelligence on non-us persons.
- Explains that the nsa's rules state that its analysts cannot target a us citizen within us soil.
- Explains that the foreign intelligence surveillance court (fisa court) is a federal court that ensures the government complies with the law in order to acquire foreign intelligence.
- Explains that companies who participate in the prism program also have a say despite some limitations. microsoft became the government's first partner to work with the program while apple resisted for more than five years.
- Analyzes how the government's surveillance program instills a "chilling effect" in which legal rights like freedom of speech are stifled due to the threat of legal actions.
- Analyzes how government surveillance programs are in violation of utilitarian ethics, stating that the government is overstepping its bounds limiting the privacy and freedom of its citizens.
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- Explains that muslims are treated as terrorists in the name of islam, which is why a lot of movies and books are written about it.
- Opines that the american government is responsible for this severe identity crisis as they became so paranoid after 9/11 that they literally accused every muslim.
- Opines that we are responsible for our identity when we leave our country and try to adopt theirs. we want them to accept us, but when they don't, we go back to being a muslim.
- Opines that muslims should be confident and trust themselves and each other. islam is one of the fastest growing religions in the world.
1502 wordsRead More - papper 1explanatory essayAt present, the US has ended major combat operations in Iraq and is postured to do the same in Afghanistan. However, as one set of operations come to a close, the US must shift its focus towards the future. While ending the US military intervention and nation building efforts in Afghanistan is vital, changes to the US force structure for the next war is vastly more significant. Fiscally conservative and bipartisan language has driven the US Government to look carefully at how and where money is being
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the us must refocus its force structure towards commitments it believes are important to us national security, while assuming risk in others.
- Explains the context and constraints of force structure creation. military forces are important to security, but diplomatic efforts by the state department are more important for long-term political stability.
- Explains that president obama and the department of defense published their defense strategic guidance to address the projected american priorities for the future.
- Opines that the us must refocus its force structure towards commitments it believes are important to us national security, while assuming risk in others.
- Explains the context and constraints of force structure creation. military forces are important to security, but diplomatic efforts by the state department are more important for long-term political stability.
- Explains that president obama and the department of defense published their defense strategic guidance to address the projected american priorities for the future.
851 wordsRead More - Being Watchedanalytical essayBeing Watched What makes something so secret that it must be kept from the public eye? The National Security Agency or N.S.A. is a government run program that is tasked with global monitoring and analysis of information for foreign intelligence as well as counter intelligence purposes. President Obama’s opinion on the unlawful practice of mass surveillance is “I don’t welcome leaks. There’s a reason why there [are] programs [that] are classified”. Mr. Obama is the president and if there is a reason
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the national security agency is a government run program tasked with global monitoring and analysis of information for foreign intelligence as well as counterintelligence purposes.
- Argues that the recent passing of legislation that limited surveillance to "meta-data" doesn't supply anonymity and is a red herring simply to apply the illusion of privacy.
- States that every citizen is guaranteed life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but the government has not held up too.
- Explains that the national security agency is a government run program tasked with global monitoring and analysis of information for foreign intelligence as well as counterintelligence purposes.
- Argues that the recent passing of legislation that limited surveillance to "meta-data" doesn't supply anonymity and is a red herring simply to apply the illusion of privacy.
- States that every citizen is guaranteed life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but the government has not held up too.
- Argues that mass infringement of privacy should not be allowed due to its inability to protect citizens from a threat that is fairly non-existent in the first place.
- Analyzes how the lies have gone so far that the number of n.s.a employees and their budget is classified.
- Opines that the wrongs of the past must be corrected but acting upon any information could easily make an individual serve a jail time of up to thirty five years.
1227 wordsRead More - Ethics of the USA PATRIOT Actanalytical essaytechnologically dependent country in the world? That is exactly what the US government is mulling about. The Information Age has brought unparallel speed of communication plus an immeasurable breadth of information to our fingertips. On the same token, it is also seeing the birth of newer and cleverer ways to create weapons that are too small to detect, too easy to produce, and too widespread to catch them all. For years, the government tried expanding its powers, first in the Reagan Administration, then
In this essay, the author
- Explains how the usapa enables the fbi to eavesdrop on all computer routing, addressing and signaling information. it redefines the term "foreign intelligence" to include domestic citizens.
- Argues that the usapa gives law agencies necessary tools to combat terrorism.
- Argues that the usapa violates the us constitution by allowing the government to not trust the people.
- Explains how the usapa enables the fbi to eavesdrop on all computer routing, addressing and signaling information. it redefines the term "foreign intelligence" to include domestic citizens.
- Argues that the usapa gives law agencies necessary tools to combat terrorism.
- Argues that the usapa violates the us constitution by allowing the government to not trust the people.
- Opines that the usapa is unethical from the utilitarian view, but most people do not fathom the full potential of the act.
- Analyzes how the us government is mulling about exposing vulnerabilities in the world's most sophisticated and technologically dependent country. the usa patriot act entrusts government agents to a whole new arsenal of weapons.
- Argues that the usapa violates the 1st, 4th, 5th and 6th amendments of the constitution.
- Argues that the utilitarian approach deems the usapa ethical, while the common good approach designates it ethical.
- Argues that government interpretation of the usapa falls under what we would intend—it is natural to see why it is reasonable to give secretary of state powers to designate terrorist groups.
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