Through out American history the federal government has taken many actions which limited the freedom for many to all Americans. Examples would be the Espionage and Sedition acts, many people say that this was okay and it was a great thing that they placed these down during the time. Many others would argue that even in the time of war we as the people of the United States and as Americans should have the same rights we always would. Another example would be the relocation of Japanese Americans. Many people would say that this was in humane just because we had been attacked by a Japanese bomb attack doesn't mean all Japanese would bomb us as they had the rights of an American citizen. Many people would say that this was good it helped put many American's minds at ease. These are some good examples of things the American government has done that many would argue that it was a horrible idea, but then many may also argue that they had a purpose and they were great ideas.
The espionage and sedition act, the espionage and sedition act were placed during a time war. This stated that the you could not say anything in writing, protest, etc. that could harm the government or the national guard in any
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Many people argued that no one should be allowed to read through their mail even if this had been going on. It violated their privacy and many people did not appreciate this at all. On the other hand many people agreed that this had to happen as people feared that this anthrax killer would start sending to random houses and anthrax is a powder it is a poison that from even touching the envelope with anthrax in it would kill you, first it would make you sick then it would kill you and there was nothing you could do about it. People feared for their lives and so they argued that this was a great thing and helped keep many more people