National Security: Injustice or Necessity?
"I have a dream my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by th content of their character," (Jakoubek 96). It has been forty years since Martin Luther King Jr. had this "dream" and it still has not been fulfilled. Especially during the post September eleventh era, discrimination against those who are non-white has proliferated. I am strongly affirmed that the United States Federal Government is committing an injustice by striping away the civil liberties of minorities in the name of national security. Security is being used as an excuse for racism. Non- white citizens and legal residents have been singled out as possible threats because of their race or ethnicity (Huong 54). Just the other day I witnessed a friend of my family and a legal resident being deported to Mexico because of the color of his skin. When the gentleman asked why they were doing so they replied, "It is classified." On September 30, 2001, Northwest Airlines would not allow three men of Middle Eastern decent to board a flight (Law Review). Even United States Congressman John Cooksey stated, "If I see someone that comes in that's got a diaper on his head and a fan belt wra
It is the right of the people to be worried about their safety, there is no denying that. Since September 11, we cannot see the world as it once was. The World Trade Centers are not going to magically reappear. What ever we held as simple truths before September 11 do not apply today. Prevention is the only way to stop another terrorist attack. "Because perimeter strategy can ever be foolproof, and because some attacks may come from individuals within the United States using dangerous materials available domestically, the second tier of our strategy is domestic prevention - identifying would-be terrorists in the United States and securing dangerous materials so that they cannot be misappropriated by terrorists," (Hanion 5). Perimeter strategy can only go so far, the best way to stop a terrorist attack is to prevent it. Yes the civil liberties of a trifle few may be infringed upon but there has to be results for the greater good. The United States is a utilitarianism which means that the good of the majority will be met. The simple truth is that right now the United Sates is producing results. We have not had a terrorist attack in over a year. Americans feel safe at home as it should be. This is why there is no problem in infringing on some minorities civil liberties. The flaw in this logic is that without the individual, there could be no majority. The social contract theory leads to a slippery slope. Whenever the government feels they have the authority to take liberties dream were we can live in a color blind society and where our constitution applies to all people that reside in this great nation, I have a dream today." he probably would not like to see what
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