1) Bill of Rights
2) U.S. Constitution Here are a few recent articles about violations to our constitutional rights. After watching the film "The End of America" explain how 3 of the 10 tactics named by Wolff relate to the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the constitution. Give three examples of how you see the tactics being used in the United States and what amendment they affirm or negate. Blog Requirements Post one original post each week along with a response to one student. Your original post should be at least 200 words, your response should be no less than 50 words. Post your original post by midnight (11:59 p.m.) on Wednesday of each week and respond by midnight on Friday of each week (11:59 p.m.).
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Raynard Anderson
2/9/2015 01:12:56 pm
1. Invoke internal and external threats
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Angela Tam
2/11/2015 03:01:24 pm
Wow, I didn't even think of Star Wars but I like the analogy and now I am going to have to rematch and see this perspective.
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A.J. Roderos
2/9/2015 03:06:44 pm
First off, Naomi Wolf explores the Patriot Act, which gives the government access to wiretapping/electronic surveillance and financial/medical records without the need of warrants or probable cause. This actually violates Fourth Amendment because now, officers of the law can abuse people’s rights against unreasonable searches and seizures. This is a way for the government to “invoke an internal and external threat.” Secondly, Wolf mentions “secret prisons where torture takes place.” This tactic actually violates a couple of amendments – Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth. Torture is socially unacceptable, but Bush paves way for cruel and unusual punishment. Not only that these detainees are denied the right to due process and the right to trial, they experience their hands to be cuffed to the ceiling, excessive exposure to cold, electrodes on their genital areas, and many more. These detainees are unaware of the crimes they face and trials are held in secrecy, which suspends habeas corpus. Lastly, Wolf analyzes the tactic of infiltrating citizens’ groups. Specifically, she makes a remark about the New York police officers spying on anti-war protestors and the FBI spying on a Quaker meeting house. Because law enforcement can do this, people are denied the right to peacefully assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
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Angela Tam
2/11/2015 03:06:24 pm
I think that because 9/11 hit us so hard our country was willing to dive into that thought that terrorists should be tortured for the sake of our safety. But the sad reality is that torture and confinement is being used on ordinary citizens who have no incriminating evidence against them. Thats the scary part, is that, government has this power. So if we can stop all torture and confinement we can stop the possible threat of more ordinary citizens being put in horrible situations they don't deserve to be in. Sure we let terrorists get off "scott free" but maybe we need to explore different avenues instead of torture. Just to elaborate more on what you were already talking about.
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Shameim Lowther
4/6/2015 02:25:08 pm
Naiomi Wolf exposes the Patriot Act, after it was legally and openly allowed to notify it’s citizens of what has been going on since electronic devices were created. She explores the injustice and abuse of process behind it-through cruel and inhumane treatment based off of race, and religious beliefs. She also expressed how there is no due process for individuals detained by this process. I think this is so unfair and in this world we answer to no one. We are all subjected to the mercy of government. It sucks!!!
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Bolortsetseg Jargalsaikhan
2/10/2015 03:25:56 am
Since there are 10, I just chose the first 3.
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Bolortsetseg Jargalsaikhan
2/10/2015 03:56:33 am
I just realized that I was making the connections with the Articles, not the Amendments (Bill of Rights). So I made little changes in them to connect it with Bill of Rights instead. So sorry if you had to read similar things over and over again..
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Raynard Anderson
2/14/2015 03:23:40 pm
i kind of see a connection between your first law and how bush stole the election, because just as he was about to lose to al gore he stole the election and made it to where their was huge controversy over him being elected even though the votes weren't adding up then comes along and and were now at war and if you don't support the president your not patriotic, which allowed him to get into office and set the other parts of his plan into motion.
Hang Nguyen
4/30/2015 09:02:10 pm
I agreed with you. The Constitution is sure to have violated many of the Amendments and our freedom. these things take away our rights to speak freely, express our thoughts since they could be arrested. They can access to each and every part of our information system under the name of "protection"
Michael Le
2/10/2015 01:40:18 pm
2) Create a Gulag - Before President Bush created Guantanamo Bay, he first got the U.S people scared of terrorists so they could agree with his decision to create a prison specifically made to get rid of them and then he strategically placed it outside of the United States where laws against torture aren't strict. In this prison, prisoners are heard to be abused, convicted without due process and held without bail indefinitely. This violates the 8th, 9th, and 13th amendments. This act of finding a loophole to torture people is similar to Italy's and Germany's history in the 1920's and 1930's.
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Nafi Watosn
2/11/2015 02:21:16 am
Michael I agree with your comment, I like how you connected the 2nd tactic to one of the amendments. I feel like it was wrong for Bush to install all of those different surveillance systems in our homes, that are still living today but just stronger than they were when they were first created. it invalids our privacy and our right to say anything we want.
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Shameim Lowther
4/6/2015 02:27:24 pm
I know its wrong to use survellance us-but if we are living a normal life its fine. Our privacy is infringed upon-and at least we know.
Yvette Castillo
2/10/2015 03:26:48 pm
The first tactic that was used in the film,"The End of America" that related to the bill of rights was "Invoke an Internal and External Threat". They bombed many states like Spain and London in the year 2004. There was War on Terror and many people were getting killed by this which made no sense because its a right for people's security and people to feel safe. This negated amendment 8 Cruel and unusual punishment (if im not getting it wrong) basically they voided people's saftey and people were getting tortured and killed for no reason . Also the Patriot Act which was released by the white house and was voted at 3am. It gave the president the right to accesses information of people's bank account,medical records,credit cards,electronic seeings and even library book records of people that they thought they could have been terrorist. And the worst part is that these people privacy was taken away without any warrant! This is voiding amendment 4 Search and Seizure, the right of the people to secure their persons,house papers etc. The Paramilitary Force called "BlackWater" also voids amendment 4 and 2 because they come to countries that never provoke them to even come near them and they just start killing and torturing innocent people due to the fact of preventing terrorism, when Blackwater are the ones creating it. This makes me very mad because its something very injustice specially to the people that are going through it and have nothing to do with it! The last one is Surveil Ordinary Citizens. This breaks a big law of one's safety, security, identity and it can be intimidating. Emails can be seen, calls can be heard, you can be seen at any time through some cameras and many said that they felt scared, sad and insulted and even made these people feel frighten to stand up and speak. Imagine that? And this is what the U.S calls FREEDOM and LIBERTY? It stated that millions of Americans were on the "Watch List" and the reason why they have this list is to become aware of people they think are "Terrorist." This voids amendment 4.
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Bolortsetseg Jargalsaikhan
2/11/2015 07:34:26 am
Hi, Yvette
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Stephanie Linford
2/12/2015 04:03:15 pm
I remember when I was younger and heard people say how Bush set the whole 9/11 Experience up for the people to gain all this extra power and really limit what we do. Wolff did bring this and it makes me wonder too. Now the government has so much access to us its unbelievable and I'm really starting to think Wolff tactic was used for 9/11. It really is stripping us of our "freedom & liberty". Black Water is making things worse I agree with you and it puts us at risk. What if they learn a lot about us and then turn on the U.S? Wouldn't we have to worry? I think they could become terrorists since they display so many killings without answer?I think they are a big problem.....
Emerson Lovato
2/10/2015 04:28:55 pm
5) Infiltrate Citizens' Groups - Monitoring citizens to keep them shut and find out what they are doing on the daily basis. Which goes against Amendment 14 of the U.S. Constitution because it states "nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without the process of law", but infiltrating cops or secret agents to monitor citizens pretty much deprives citizens of liberty & life because they don't have the freedom to live freely and express themselves. Not having the freedom to live the way you want to live doesn't allow citizens to feel safe and to feel like human beings because by infiltrating people into our lives the government controls most aspects of our lives.
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Yvette Castillo
2/28/2015 11:13:54 am
Wow great examples! It sounds like the U.S doesn't recognize what is humanity. Very cruel things happening around us. I agree with everything you said
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jorge ferrer
2/10/2015 04:31:51 pm
First of all I just want to say that this video pissed me off but I won’t be getting off topic. Anyways the video talked about The Patriot Act and with it the government basically can go through your private stuff without a warrant or without you doing something wrong. For example they are allowed to wiretap your phones or houses etc. just to get private information from you. They are allowed to spy on you by using electronic surveillance, have the authority to go through your medical records, credit card statements, and even library book records. Where is our freedom that the U.S claims us to have??!! Wolff also talked about fear and the U.S sure knows how to do that with “The Water List”. The list is used towards people who could or might be a threat to the U.S. People who are on this list have a SSSS on their passport and every time they travel, passengers with SSSS on their passport are stopped to be interrogated and to me that’s harassing innocent people who aren’t really a threat. Thirdly Wolff talked about infiltrating citizen groups which from my understanding meant to the protestors who actually have the courage to stand up to what they believe is wrong to do, or to stand up to what they think should be done right. It’s not fair to me that protestors can go to jail for just standing up having a voice. Just tell me where’s our freedom of speech?? Everything is just based on lies!
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Emerson Lovato
2/12/2015 05:11:57 pm
I felt the same way, it made me feel like we really don't have any freedom. In reality, we don't have as much freedom as we think we do because we are always being watched and monitored to make sure we don't do or say something the government dislikes. We should be able to speak without fear but it's something we cannot do if the government does not like it and we are forced to keep quiet. The press is not allowed to publish certain things so where is the freedom of the press, we deserve to know if anything affecting us or other people is happening. The monitoring gets out of hand when the government infiltrates people in our lives because we do know about it. Now I realize the so call freedom we have is not really freedom because we are being oppressed since we cannot say or do anything the government dislikes or anything that goes against what they believe.
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Michael Le
2/13/2015 03:31:10 am
I agree with you. It is pretty amazing how our government manipulates us into agreeing to laws that violates our amendments. The 7th amendment clearly states that our privacy can't be infiltrated unless with probable cause but the Patriot Act was passed so easily. The Patriot Act was created to make us feel safe but in reality it kind of makes me feel in danger because of all the wrongful conviction cases going on today.
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Qin Chen
2/13/2015 12:52:14 pm
I have similar feeling with you. What the Government did is sounds likes everything is good for citizens; however, I think the Government cross the line. The Government tries to decrease the risk by monitoring everyone that they think is dangerous. This sounds ridiculous for me, on the basis of what the Government, maybe the best way for everybody is staying in their home.
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Huimin Huang
2/13/2015 02:49:45 pm
I agree, if the goverment keep doing things the same way they are doing now, no one will going to stand up to talk for themself or talk for whoever needs help.as what we see now, people are losing their freedoms and their rights or we can say we never have freedoms. We can not say anything against the goverment even the things we say is right, or else we will get in trouble. I don't think any one want to get in trouble because of that. If America want to be better, the goverment has to change. Let people have their really right and freedoms
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Nafi Watson
2/11/2015 02:11:32 am
4) Set up an internal surveillance system- Now this is violating the 4th amendment of the Bill of rights. (Nobody can search your body, or your house, or your papers and things, unless they can prove to a judge that they have a good reason to think you have committed a crime.) Bush passed this law that the U.S is able to set up surveillance systems and t some people doesn’t even knowing what is going on. With all of these new iPhone and computers coming out we don’t know that secretly we are being watched.
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tory burleson
2/13/2015 05:47:25 am
HI Nafi, It really is scary to think of all the ways they can get information on us and get into our homes by the electronics we use. We are so surrounded and dependent on the very things that can be used to violate our privacy. As for the secret prisons, it is just a way of bending the laws and being able to get around them and the government can do it because they are the ones in power and have the money to do so. I think the development of a paramilitary force such as Blackwater goes hand in hand with working around the laws they want the masses to abide by, just like the secret prisons its their way of getting things done their way by bending the rules.
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Jazmyn Brown
2/14/2015 02:23:53 pm
I chose number 4 and number 2 as well because I knew the government legally being able to track my every move through electronic devices was constitutionally unjust from how uncomfortable it made me. The same with number 2; how could we possibly have input, an opinion or just know about the mistreatment of prisoners and the unjustice that happens in those type of places if they are so easily kept secret and held unaccountable by the governement.
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LENA COLETTO
2/11/2015 12:33:27 pm
America has been using fear as a manipulation tactic since the beginning. The way the U.S. used Al Qaeda, 9/11, and weapons of mass destruction to inflict a high state of fear inside American's so that war could be justified. My mind is drawn to the puritans in the 1600's. The Puritan's already had a high external fear of the Indians, but they (puritan leaders such as ministers) also created another extreme internal fear of witches. This helped them to target specific people(women) to murder with no actual physical evidence. This fear created a mass hysteria for the justification of murder. The U.S. continued this with 9/11 and Al Qaeda, not only to justify the war on Iraq, but to also strip us of our rights starting with the Patriot act. The patriot act directly violates the 4th Amendment which states we have the right to secure houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches as seizures and with out a warrant. The patriot act allows wiretapping, surveillance , and gives permission to law enforcement officers the right to search the home or business without the owners or occupants consent or even knowledge. The Patriot act is the complete opposite of the 4th amendment.
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Fode Cheick Toure
2/12/2015 06:32:56 pm
I totally agreed with you on the secret prison Guantanamo Bay. even though it's not on US soil, but it's still considered as US territory. So the law of the United States should be applied to anyone being incarcerated in there.
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Fode Cheick Toure
2/11/2015 12:57:53 pm
"Secret Prisons" around the world, including Bagram, Abu Ghraib, and Guantanamo Bay which is located in Cuba,Guantanamo Bay. This is a prison where the mastermind of 9/11, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is incarcerated and tortured with others so called suspected terrorists. Innocent people that had nothing to do with 9/11 were arrested in their own country and put in jail in another country. Bush' government stated that: "we don't torture people." But we all know that they did torture.
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Lin Chen
2/11/2015 01:36:08 pm
1.Invoke an internal and external threat.
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Tonivi Truong
2/11/2015 01:49:10 pm
Just going to throw in the Oath/Affirmation that the president has to take before entering his office: ""I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
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Michael Waller
2/11/2015 02:27:47 pm
The development of a para military force is a tactic that I think affirms a very controversial amendment in the bill of right and that is the right to bear arms. There is the right to bear these arms and to learn and train on how to use them lethally against others. I’m sure someone can explain to me the difference between a para military force and a gang but to me it all seems very similar. Yet, the gangs of America are look at as almost terrorists. Now, I must say that I don’t agree with the things that gangs do but I can agree with many thing that the right to bear arms allows a para military force to do. Not only do you have groups like blackwater but you also have white supremacist groups who from these groups and hurt people as well as forces who gather and use force against people at the border. The difference that I see between the two is very minimal and maybe not even existent. Please if anyone has some insight to this topic I urge you to comment so I can be better informed.
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Patrianna Douglas
3/10/2015 09:39:08 am
I like your analogy of Blackwater technically being a gang. I agree for the most part it is just an elite unregulated military force, just as gangs are basically unregulated military forces of common citizens. Citizens should be aware of the movement of organizations like Blackwater. Would you consider the standardcity police force a gang as well? Just curious
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Chase Carter
2/11/2015 02:46:27 pm
1.Internal Surveillance System: Due to the tragedy taken place on 9/11, President Bush wrote off allowing our government to monitor our phones and other electronic devices and bank accounts. To monitor terrorist activity go in and out of the country to enforce that nothing like this will happen again.This steps on 7th Amendment that gives us the right of privacy unless probable cause is inflicted. I however dont mind being monitored because im doing nothing wrong.
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Angela Tam
2/11/2015 02:57:37 pm
After watching “The End of America” I was shocked at how easy it was for the White House to simply write whatever it wants. I am not well versed in politics (I sure hope I do become) but I do know that it’s quite a process to get any bill passed by congress. It also seems like changing the constitution or going against it is a difficult process. But this film made it seem like Bush was able to do whatever he wanted. In Article the third it states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. But yet, as the film said, “The 9th Step is to recast Criticism as Espionage and Dissent as Treason” and that is exactly what happened. So you had your “freedom of speech” as long as you weren’t criticizing the war or what the White House was doing. You could not write about anything that went against the government but you could write about everything else. You could peacefully assemble as long as it wasn’t to express dissent on what the government was doing. Today we can’t peacefully assemble. As was seen in the “All live matter” BART strike. The people who were there are not being charged for this.
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Tonivi Truong
2/12/2015 01:15:48 pm
This is a nicely done detailed analysis and I agree with you on every part of it. Even the most peaceful assemblies or riots are not allowed. I think Bush was just so powerful that he was able to break half of the amendments and just completely get away with it. His jokes are rather strong too. And also, the list, oh man. Since the Professor is encouraging us to basically to take initiative and make a change for the things in the society we don't like, we all are possible victims of the list just as Naomi is. It's amazing that there are millions of people on the listen and they are already in the system listed as a person of such. its like we seemingly have rights. They only seem to apply when the government allows it to be, otherwise, the government can do whatever they want with out consequences.
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Richara Glenn
2/11/2015 03:07:05 pm
Patriot Act relates to our 4 amendment rights, " right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, unreasonable searches". This tactic is used to wiretap people who are suspected to work with terrorists, Another, is section 216 the government monitoring our internet and phone activities without our approval. Third example is espionage, Obama used this form to persecute Edward Snowden a year ago after leaking classified information. This act affirm and negate our constitutional rights based on several sections within the act itself. For one , security for all, and then negated the 4th amendment.
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liang zhang
2/11/2015 03:09:40 pm
1, Invoke An Internal and External Threat.
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Qin Chen
2/11/2015 03:22:38 pm
1.Invoke an internal and external threat.
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Lin Chen
2/13/2015 12:07:30 pm
I agree with you on every part you mentioned. And also, I think the 10 tactics will absolutely bring the society to the end because the president can do whatever he want without reasonable, and even though it is unconstitutional, the president still can kill a person without a reason secretly.
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Maurice Ainsworth
2/11/2015 03:24:07 pm
1. Evoking an internal threat. 911 was the cause of the patriot act. The patriot act is is designed to protect U.S. citizens from terrorist threats. It does so by negating the fourth amendment, which assures due process. At present the police can detain whomever, for whatever reason. We have no privacy, and must submit any information we have for any reason they give,
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jorge ferrer
2/12/2015 02:56:19 pm
it still bothers me so much that the patriot act takes away our privacy. i understand that it was created to protect us from other terrorist but why does the people that live in the u.s, innocent people have to suffer as well. our privacy is our privacy and even though not everyone is a threat to the u.s its still not ok to like spy on us it just doesnt feel good
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Dongho Kim
2/11/2015 03:24:50 pm
3) Develop a paramilitary force- This was very shocking to me because I was not aware of Black Water incidents occurred in the history of United States. Black water operated outside the rule of law and killed innocent civilians in Iraq. The 4th amendment made sure national guards are answerable to people and domestic force. But Black water was military contractors hired by company and they violated people’s rights and laws.
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Yolandamaria Paden
2/11/2015 03:48:34 pm
1.) Invoke an internal/external threat; This is just to cause people to be afraid of the enemy, and gives the United States permission to attack with the peoples support. The film discussed 9/11, when Homeland Security was created. This took away all peoples rights. when people are afraid, they tend to respond differently in situations. The rise of fear to the nation after 9/11 was definitely illegal and immoral. The lies about 'weapons of mass destruction,' was just another reason to support the war and the illegal actions that the State did. The Patriot Act violated the 4th Amendment: Search and arrest. The government knows everything we do and every time we do it. This is scary to know that we are always under surveillance. This is being treated as a threat and as a criminal.
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Tory Burleson
2/11/2015 04:00:03 pm
8. Restrict the Press.
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Dongho Kim
2/13/2015 03:42:42 pm
People being imprisoned for releasing true statement is very wrong and goes against 1st amendment. Espionage act really silenced people's voices in America. People did not have freedom of speech and press. I did not know 8th Amendment state no cruel and unusual punishment, but you are definitely right about government's secret prisons used for tortures violated it.
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Luna Flores
2/13/2015 03:46:46 pm
I agree that restricting the press gas against the first amendment. I think its wrong that we have to go out our way just to hear the full truth of out own government. I feel like other countries know more about what goes on with us that the people who live here because the truth is always watered down and kept from us.
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Huimin Huang
2/11/2015 04:02:40 pm
2. Secret Prisons Where Torture Takes Place. the president can order to take people to a secret court and illegaly torture without letting anyone know. the goverment say the prisoner have the right to call the lawyer and see their family but they really can't. they will do anything to shut the prisoner out from the world. i think that against of 6th amendment.
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liang zhang
2/13/2015 01:59:24 pm
i agree with you, this is the fact of whats happening right now. If we see from the other hand. The governer may be right. The country need has the the pwer to do something to protect the country. thats why they has the power to check our emails or records. thats why they created the black water etc.. but if we see the thing from the citizens, we dont think the governers are doing the right thing. whatever they did, it is not fear to everyone in the USA. i think it just they way we look at the case. everyone is right, just how do u look at it, and think of it. anyway . i agree with u, i really hate the government did all of that to us.
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Erkhes Bat-erdene
2/11/2015 04:15:39 pm
Invoke Internal and External Threats-- Fear is a powerful emotion that can be used to manipulate the masses. Totalitarian governments use this emotion to control their people and what they do. George Bush used 9/11 as a kickstarter to violate our rights and gain more power, although probably not completely unjust. This violates the very notion of democracy (which is a government in which the masses hold all the power, and the government has the people's interest in heart), but America has long since become a republic democracy. Many of the classic books written years ago have expressed governments that eventually become completely totalitarian (1984, Brave New World, etc) and the governments usually start by stripping the rights of its people. By manipulating people's emotion of fear, the government can establish any law that might, on the outside, seek to protect its citiens, but is actually constricting to those very citizens it may have said to protect. This can turn to violate every rights we have under the Constitution, such as the First Amendment, where the government can control the masses an stop them from ever protesting.
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Harin Yoon
2/12/2015 06:33:55 am
1. The government passed a law called the patriot act and it gives government the right to look into our mails, phone calls, emails, etc without warrant. This violates the fourth amendment which says that all authorities need to get a search warrant to search citizens properties.
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Anqi Sun
2/12/2015 08:35:57 am
1. Creating the secret prison
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Roy Christopher
2/12/2015 01:46:17 pm
Patriot act/invoking an internal and external threat:. The patriot act allowed the government access to wiretapping, electronic surveillance, medical records, bank records, credit card statements , and even your library record. They could do all that without a warrant or probable cause. The government used fighting terrorism as a cover up to expand federal law enforcement powers. They hyped up the threats to scare you. When I was little and was told about Saddam having weapons of mass destruction, my imagination imagined something big. I was young,about 5-7 years age, that expression makes you imagine and wonder and can frighten you,The patriot act violates the IV Amendment and quite a few others. The government may search and seize Americans' without probable cause to assist their terror investigation. Also it violates VI Amendment, the right to a speedy and fair trial. The government can jail you at any moment without taking you to court.
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Stephanie Linford
2/12/2015 03:38:57 pm
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Stephanie Linford
2/12/2015 03:54:33 pm
"Invoke an Internal External Threat"
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Luna Flores
2/13/2015 03:41:58 pm
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Jazmyn Brown
2/14/2015 02:18:27 pm
The tactic that stook out to me the most was number 2; Secret prisons where torture takes place. The constitution states that prisoners of war are not to be tortured and that everyone charged with a crime has the right to a fair and public trial which this tactic contradicts. The next tactic that stood out to me was number 4; Surveiling ordinary citizens because of how uncomfortable the thought makes me that it is possible my every movement is being tracked at all times through electronic devices by the government. After watching the clip and reading the articles, I learned that a large majority of people feel that this practice (along with the NSA’s activities) is a violation of constitutional rights and it is a lot of work in place to try and make it illegal for this continue. I also felt really strongly about tactic number 8; restrict the press because it is common knowledge that we are allowed the right of freedom of speech. When that is taken away by eliminating the media’s ability to communicate facts and opinions publicly it makes room for a lot to be covered up and. One way I see these tactics being played out in the US is through tactic number 9 and how the government is charging the creator of WIKI Leaks with espionage for trying to educate the public on issues and documents the government is trying to keep secret. Also tactic number 5 through protests I have witnessed and participated in like ‘ending police brutatility’ and ‘we are the one percent’ usually put on by private community groups and no matter how peaceful the protest may be law enforcement always intervenes and usually ends the protest at some point. And finally tactic number 2 through Guantanamo bay, a prison I have learned about in the past and continue to learn the mistreatment and injustices that go on there and how the government allows such a place to remain open and active.
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Gabriela Ruiz
4/17/2015 06:17:04 am
Hello Jazmyn, tactic number 2 not only shocked me but left me angry. It is so sickening that what we read in history about torture is still taking place today. And after reading your post i didn't even think of wiki leaks, but you're totally right. What they did by charging the creator of wiki leaks was because it was an inconvenience for the truth to be out. It's scary to think that our country is known as being the home of the free, but we aren't really free to do much anymore...
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Erik Hoffmann
2/16/2015 02:01:37 pm
(I apologize for the late post. I'm aware i may not get the points for it)
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Adham Awa
3/5/2015 04:06:24 am
I also highlighted these 3 tactics in my blog post for this week (and was also late to do so). I like that you pointed out the idea to instill fear because I truly think that it all revolves around that. When people are afraid, they conform. They’ll conform with the rest of the masses and believe what they’re told and continuously showed on their TVs over and over rather than taking the time to read and research for themselves.
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Patrianna Douglas
2/20/2015 04:05:47 pm
As an Oakland Bay Area resident I am very close and interested in the current Occupy and police brutality protests. As stated in the video one of the ten tactics is the Infiltration of Citizen groups in relation to this, hitting very close to home, several news articles from reputable sources recently published stories in December 2014 regarding the use of undercover police officers in the protest ranks. This is a direct violation of the First Amendment, freedom of speech and the right to assembly of the people. I feel officers do this out of a duty to keep peace and order but during a political protest this only proved to create more tension amongst the people and a fear of government intervention in the freedom of protest. Also, using the tactic gives an unfair advantage to police officers against the freedom of protesting citizens since those protesting do not have undercover surveillance against the police as well.
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Adham Awa
3/5/2015 03:43:58 am
1.) Invoke an internal and external threat
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Guadalupe Hernandez
3/26/2015 03:36:47 pm
Yes, all these tactics do contradict with what is on our Constitution. I do agree with your idea that restricting the press is the most effective way for the government to control Americans. It's shocking to believe that the country supposedly known as the "land of the free," is the exact country restricting it's own citizens freedom of speech. Also. now with our modern way of life, individualism and self-expression are some key elements in the American culture. By limiting our right to speak freely, and in addition, punishing those who do so is outright discussing, and shocking. So, yes I completely agree with you. Most people are too busy to notice anything wrong, and those who know are to intimidated to break the rules for what they may think is right, or to even speak in honors of our founding fathers.
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Guadalupe Hernandez
3/26/2015 06:46:06 am
1. Restrict the Press
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Zane Samuel
4/6/2015 10:51:55 am
- Invoke an internal and external threat
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Shameim Lowther
4/6/2015 02:19:13 pm
We as Americans are blinded by what we hear and what is presented to us. After World War II America Held Britans gold. It was stored in the basement of the World Trade Center.
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Izraul
4/15/2015 01:31:33 pm
The Patriot Act, is really an "Anti-Patriot Act" in disguise, presented as a tool for the protection of Americans against foreign terrorist threats, when in actuality, is self enacted protection for domestic terrorists from us, the Americans.
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Gabriela Ruiz
4/15/2015 03:15:32 pm
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Hang Nguyen
4/30/2015 08:54:59 pm
1. Invoke an Internal and external threat:
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steven gissentanner
5/1/2015 08:25:46 am
Invoke an Internal and external threat - After we were hit on September 11 2001, The U.S. when into shock because of the sudden bombings that where spontaneously happening.during this time our president put fear on our minds thus making a enemy with other countries. Bush made a bad image of theses " terrorist" He calmed that the attacks where coming from outside of the country.
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