As a result, courts often look for signs that Congress has either supported or opposed the President’s actions and rest their decisions on statutory grounds. (Bradley,2010). When people are caught that have harmed or attempted to harm Americas then I do feel that they need to be punished and held until they have served their time or until they can be placed in a prison somewhere else if Guantanamo Bay is closed. In the days immediately following the 11 September 2001 attacks on the USA, the Bush Administration implemented several measures to respond to what it interpreted as acts of war. President Bush proclaimed a national state of emergency.
Reed believes that a Tezucan scholar, under the direction of a European teacher, was the one who created this codex in the year 1530 (Reed 1938: 66). The Codex Ixtlilxochitl was named after Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl, who was a member of the ruling family of Texcoco. Alva was primarily concerned with the narrative as a record of pre-conquest events (“Aztec Codices” 2004; “Codex Ixtlilxochitl” 2001; Graz Codices 1993). This codex reflects the order of events of New Spain in the early colonial period. It portrays a much more European conception rather than Aztec in the way that it is styled.
. We think [it] guarantees that we’ll have the kind of treatment of these individuals that we believe they deserve. —Vice President Dick Cheney, November 14, 20011 Guantanamo Bay By G E R A R D P . F O G A R T Y Undermining the Global War on Terror P rosecution of the war on terror has resulted in the detention of some 650 citizens from over 40 countries at military facilities on the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Although the Bush administration has held firm to the position outlined by Vice President Cheney in 2001, the legality of this position continues to elicit worldwide commentary and, most recently, the interest of the Supreme Court.
Denying Combatants Habeas Corpus Leslie Richards POL201: American National Government Kathryn Looney March 18, 2013 Habeas Corpus writs are a prisoners’ right to know what the charges are against them and why they are being held. The practice and right of Habeas Corpus was settled practice and law at the time of Magna Carta and was thus a fundamental part of the unwritten common “law of the land” as was expressly recognized by Magna Carta.The original origin of habeas corpus is unknown. But the fact that it has been around for centuries gives an idea of how important the practice of this law is in respects to handling those who commit crimes. “This historic act of the English Parliament empowered English courts to issue Writs of Habeas Corpus even during periods when the court was not in session and provided significant penalties to the judge, personally, who disobeyed the statute.” The framers of the Constitution believed wholeheartedly in the writs of habeas corpus. “The American Constitution at Article I, Section 9 states that: “The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Case of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.
Mayflower Compact (Influence) The Mayflower Compact was written as a way of survival of the land. The Mayflower Compact was the foundation of the Constitution of the United States. The Mayflower Compact was written with some of the same values that the Constitution believes in today, honesty, respect, and religion. http://www.allabouthistory.org/mayflower-compact.htm Articles of Confederation (Summary) This is known as the first Constitution of the United Stated in 1777. The Article of Confederation gave congress power to handle issues that the states of the 13 colonies were not delegated.
Levin’s target audience is Americans because his use of American symbolism such as “July 4,” and “unconstitutional.” In addition, the United States is not the only victim of terrorist attacks. Many countries around the world also fall prey to terrorism. According to Levin, begins his essay with a brief description of how he believes that societies view the subject of torture as negative thing. He justifies his reasoning on torture by allowing it in order to save innocent lives. Levin’s second claim is that the judicial system is a slow process when time is a factor and the only way to speed it up is by torture.
In this paper we will examine the impact of 9/11 on Americans and the U.S. economy and why the U.S. responded to the terrorism by enacting the USA Patriot act to “protect” America, which had become a big controversial issue to Americans. Another topic we will discuss is the negative effects of the Patriot Act such as violating Americans civil liberties and how the government stereotyped and secretly arrested Arab or Muslim citizens. The tragedy of 9/11 has impacted America in many ways and ever since then, America has made a lot of changes to prevent another tragedy, such as the national security which is tighter than it has ever been in recent years, especially in airports. According to Jennie Wood’s article, she mentions that the airport has way too many restrictions on what to bring in the plane for every traveler, such as, “Liquids and toiletries have to be a certain size and placed in clear, sealed bags. No food or bottled water is allowed through security.
RUNNING HEAD: THE PATRIOT ACT V CIVIL LIBERTIES The Patriot Act V. Civil Liberties Demetra Ohlen Saint Leo University Legal Issues in Criminal Justice Administration II CRM 551 Professor Jordan November 14, 2008 Abstract Since its inception, The Patriot Act has engendered a tremendous of controversy. Adversaries of the Act have maintained that it was approved opportunistically after the September 11 terrorist assault, believing there to have been little debate. They view the Act as one that was hurried through the Senate with little change before it was passed. The Act increases the ability of law enforcement agencies to search telephone, e-mail communications, medical, financial and other records The Act increases the ability of law enforcement agencies to search telephone, e-mail communications, medical, financial and other records; eases restrictions on foreign intelligence gathering within the United States; expands the Secretary of the Treasury’s authority to regulate financial transactions, particularly those involving foreign individuals and entities; and enhances the discretion of law enforcement and immigration authorities in detaining and deporting immigrants suspected of terrorism-related acts. The act also expands the definition of terrorism to include domestic terrorism, thus enlarging the number of activities to which the USA Patriot Act’s expanded law enforcement powers can be applied.
These are questions I encountered along my journey in the EPQ as I not only had to delve into the justifications of torture, but also the psychological trauma the victim goes through and also the individual carrying out the torture. For this, I used the case of Abu Ghraib; a prison situated 32 km west of Iraq, Baghdad. An infamous case as not only did I examine the heinous acts that were brought upon the prisoners but also absorb other individual’s opinions on this case and what they felt about it. To begin, I had to define torture and what it actually is. Defining torture is somewhat difficult as there is no concrete definition on what torture actually is.
Some people might say the immigration laws are put into place to protect Americans and their rights; however, studies have shown and will show there has been bias since the founding of the United States in the immigration laws. My position is the new immigration laws are breaking up families in the United States. It is generally accepted that the United States has laws pertaining to immigration and those laws should be upheld. However, I do believe that there arises circumstances where those laws cause grief to American families rather than help them. Just in the past five years alone I’ve seen families being ripped apart because of the immigration laws.