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Bill Of Rights: The Alien And Sedition Act

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People would consider the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional because it was against of some articles from The Bill of Rights. First of all, on article 5 says that nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, and it is against the Alien Act, that says that the president have the power to deport any alien he considered dangerous to the nation's security. Second, the Sedition Act is totally against the Bill of Rights, because it placed heavy fines and even prison terms on any person found guilty of "combining and conspiring to oppose the execution of the laws, or publishing false, scandalous, or malicious writings against the President. Finally, does the President of the United States has the power to put someone
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