Mierra Isaac
I personally believe that national security is more important based on the fact that throughout the
iDeal society, the government took away some personal freedom to benefit national security. Also,
the simulation clearly shows what can happen if national security isn't "pushed." For example, when
the Freedom Fight Club decided to blow up the Yankee stadium because it was associated with the
President, who was pro ichips. Many people died due to the lack of security. The government was to
worried about protecting individual freedom rather than protecting the whole nation. The major issue
addressed during the simulation was that the government had to protect the citizens, even if that
meant taking away a bit of our individual freedom.After the Yankee Stadium bombing, the
government stated that it was mandatory for everyone to get an ichip. Few citizens addressed this
issue by protesting against the ichips and suing the government for relatives killed in the Yankee
Stadium bombing. In the case of Pedro v. The government, Pedro sued the government because the
Apple store ran out of ichips when he went to purchase one for his son, who was a victim of the
bombing. The government, at first, ruled in Pedro's favor but the case was later reopened by
Attorney General, John Nelson, in which the Judicial Branch concluded that the government shouldn't
have been responsible for the Plaintiff's son. The constitution did not protect the nation because
people were still being killed in the bombings, people were being questioned and held without and
attorney, Individual freedom was being abused and people were being arrested without probable
cause.
In the iDeal society, I believe that the cops and government started becoming stricter in their power
because they wanted to keep the nation safe. As, they became more and more worried about
national security, they started to violate amendments. After the Yankee stadium bombing, the police
were arresting and searching people without probable cause because they suspected that people
who didn't have ichips were the ones that was involved in the bombings, but the police had no
physical evidence. The fourth amendment says "the right of the people to be secure in their
persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation,
and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." This
means that no person's property (including a person's body) should be searched without their
approval or without a warrant.
The second argument i had against the iDeal Society was that they took away more individual
freedom than was needed, which is a violation of the 1st amendment (freedom of speech,religion,etc.). For example, when the
Uni-bombers blew up they Yankee stadium, the government made it mandatory for everyone to get
an ichip when they could've questioned people with their attorney present and held them until they
figured out who was causing the bombings.
The third argument about the iDeal Society was that it was unconstitutional to detain people without
an attorney.This started after the bombing at Yankee Stadium, which was the second bombing
caused by "Freedom Fight Club," who were against the ichips. Many citizens were arrested, sent to
camps and questioned without an attorney being present. The reason why this was unconstitutional
for the government was because it was a violation the the citizen's fifth amendment, which in the
constitution, states that "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous
crime, unless on presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or
naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any
person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be
compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or
property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without
just compensation." When the police started abusing this power, many citizens started presented
their cases in the Supreme Court in which the Judicial Branch ruled in their favor, which helped the
citizens alot. The Judicial Branch did, if in fact "check" the power of the Executive Branch and
decided that what they were doing to the citizens were a violation of the constitution.
In conclusion, we believe that the constitution resolve conflicts. In the case of Pedro v. The
Government, in which Pedro's son was killed in the Yankee Stadium bombing because he didn't have
an ichip that should have been supplied by the government, the Judicial Branch ruled in the
Government's favor. Pedro sued the government for running out of ichips. Pedro's testimony wasn't
very accurate, which means that there were many unanswered questions in which the day of the
bombing occurred. The Supreme Court came to the conclusion that the government shouldn't have
been responsible for his son's murder due to the fact that another bombing occurred prior to the
Yankee Stadium bombing, which meant that it was Pedro's responsibility to get his son's ichip
immediately after the first bombing.
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