Constitutional Issues Research Paper - NS I NEED YOU - Non-Ski Gabber

ski.the.yeast

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The Question:

What is the correct balance between individual right and the common good?

My Topic:

Guantanamo Bay

My thesis is that individual rights are more important than the common good, hence why the constitution was made and why we follow it. My main argument was centered around the 6th ammendment and how it is violated at guantanamo bay. However, i just found out it doesnt apply to detainees there. SO NS, I NEED HELP WITH MY PAPER!!!!!

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Jan 25 2012 9:40PM

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Drew.C

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If your going with the thesis that individual rights are more important than the common good, then I would talk about the bill of rights more specifically than the entire constitution. For Guantanamo bay, you can obviously talk about the 6th amendment and possibly the 8th. As far as the the bill of rights being applied to detainees, I have always been told that all prisoners under the us were subject to the constitution, but I could be wrong. Check out this source ( http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detainee_Treatment_Act), it speaks specifically about the 8th amendment rights and Guantanamo bay. Sorry if there are any spelling mistakes, writing this from my iPhone.

Jan 25 2012 10:18PM

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