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That is one of the great debates whenever the country is in a crisis. Which freedoms can be curbed, and for how long, in an emergency? Lincoln suspended habeas corpus. FDR interred thousands of Japanese-Americans. Nixon, Bush, and Obama all invaded the privacy of Americans in the name of Security.
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∙ 13y agoAbsolutely not. The liberties were written in to our basic constitution to protect them from the 'needs of the moment'. When we allow our government to remove basic rights when they choose, those 'rights' are no longer rights. They are privileges that can be revoked at will.
We are already on a slippery slope with 'free speech zones' to insulate the president from protesters he would rather avoid, and throwing kids out of school for wearing an American flag.
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people feared that important American liberties were threatened
The Warren Court often made rulings that?
to supported civil liberties
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Most people would agree that he did the right thing in jailing certain leaders in Maryland who might have driven that state into the arms of the Confederates. If Maryland and the other 'buffer-states' had joined the Confederacy, the outcome might have been very different.
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it starts when Abraham Lincon Dies
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Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares a state of emergency in India, suspending civil liberties and elections.
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if i knew the answer i wouldnt be looking for an answer
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they were justified just as Javarius Jamar Javarsion-Lamar once said
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Answer this question… Expanded civil liberties
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
When was International Foundation for Civil Liberties created?
International Foundation for Civil Liberties was created in 2000.
When was Japan Civil Liberties Union created?
Japan Civil Liberties Union was created in 1947.
