well, each side had it's own beliefs.. so each side fought about it.
The political party which was in power when the Alien and Sedition Acts were passed was the Federalists.
To limit the power of the Democratic Republican Party.
The Federalist party wanted to establish closer ties to Great Britain and to support the Alien and Sedition Acts.
The Alien and Sedition acts were passed to stop aliens from having the same rights as a United States citizen. This act was also passed so that the Democratic - Republican party could not criticize the Federalists who had the majority in the Congress. The Alien and Sedition made it a crime to utter, print, write or publish any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the United States' form of government.
These acts violated the rights of freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
The political party which was in power when the Alien and Sedition Acts were passed was the Federalists.
The Federalists
The anti-federalist generally favored the alien and sedition acts. They were passed during the John Adams administration. Adams was the star of the Federalist party.
To limit the power of the Democratic Republican Party.
To limit the power of the Democratic Republican Party.
To limit the power of the Democratic Republican Party.
To limit the power of the Democratic Republican Party.
To limit the power of the Democratic Republican Party.
To limit the power of the Democratic Republican Party.
To limit the power of the Democratic Republican Party.
To limit the power of the Democratic Republican Party.
There was no single author of the Alien and Sedition Act. It was written by the former political party, The Federalists.