ACLU v. NSA Debate

1) My stance on the ACLU v. NSA debate is with NSA's argument because when the NSA is sifting through information, they are only targeting terrorist threats and information and will not use any other information against anything not involved with the war on terror.



2) After the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, the Bush Administration wanted to keep Americans safe and when the Terrorist Surveilance Act was passed, they began wire tapping and the Patriot Act was also passed which allowed the President to proceed in activity without judicial review (no warrent needed). ACLU disagreed with the NSA's wire tapping and took them to court where their actions were found illegal under the rights of the First and Fourth Amendments.

3) Constitution gives the President the power to protect the American people as Commander in Chief. Also, the NSA is only looking for information about terrorism and no other information will be used against any American (Mapp v. Ohio). The probable clause factor also contributes to NSA's actions because it is in the interest of the nation's security.

4) Could be seen as a Fourth Amendment right violation with unreasonable search and seizure. Also, could be seen as a violation of one's right of privacy or First Amendment rights .