Right to Individual Privacy be valued above the National Security

The Terms for this debate round be the LD debate round. 1. 1AC 2.C/X 3. 1NC 4.C/X 5. 1AR 6. 1NR 7. 1NC 8. voting period. No using Wikipedia as a credible source. Do you accept these terms? Aff: Fundamental Rights Why should we live in a nation that values protection above our rights? We shouldn"t live in a nation that values protection above our rights as citizens. We need our fundamental rights to secure our individual privacy. I am Resolved that When in Conflict the Rights to Privacy is more important than national Security because we need our Privacy to secure our fundamental rights. To clarify the debate round, I need to define some keys term. 1.National Security defined by U.S Legal Dictionay: "National security is a corporate term covering both national defense and foreign relations of the U.S. It refers to the protection of a nation from attack or other danger by holding adequate armed forces and guarding state secrets. The term national security encompasses within it economic security, monetary security, energy security, environmental security, military security, political security and security of energy and natural resources" 2.Individual Privacy is defined by U.S Legal Dictionary : "Under the Constitution law, The right of people to make personal decisions regarding intimate matters; under the common law, the right of people to lead their lives in a manner that is reasonably secluded from public scrutiny, whether such scrutiny comes from a neighbor"s prying eyes, an investigator"s eavesdropping ears, a news photographer"s intrusive camera, and in statutory law, the right of people to be free from unwarranted drug testing and electronic surveillances."( http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com...) This leads me to my value which is The Rights as citizens or the Fundamental rights. Our Government should not be taking away our rights for protection. My criterion is protection citizens" Rights lead to individual Privacy. Contention 1: National security should not be over-valued. While national security is important, as it protects the lives of citizens and even allows the nation to continue its existence, national security can lead to tyranny. James Madison said, "The means of defense against a foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home." (http://www.brainyquote.com... accessed February 28, 2014) There are numerous examples of nations that have been secure, but have not had their rights protected. These nations include China, the USSR, Nazi Germany, and the list could go on. Ultimately, the government is a powerful instrument that must be kept in check and held accountable. The press provides this accountability. As George Washington said, "If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter." (http://www.brainyquote.com... accessed February 28, 2014) One example of how this actually played out is during the Watergate Scandal when the press was largely responsible for uncovering the corruption of the Nixon administration. (Gergen, David. [a former White House advisor to four Presidents and a professor at Harvard University] Eyewitness to Power: the essence of leadership: Nixon to Clinton. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2000. Print.) National security, when over-valued, leads to tyranny. Contention 2: The Right to Free Speech leads to Individual Privacy. The Right to Free speech is the important right that needs to be still be here and not taken away. According to Ayn Rand, free speech is this, "The right of free speech means that a man has the right to express his ideas without danger of suppression, interference or punitive action by the government. It does not mean that others must provide him with a lecture hall, a radio station or a printing press through which to express his ideas." But when that right is taken away, he has no right to express his ideas. When the Government values national security more, it leads to extraction of our rights like the Right to Property and the Right to free speech. Our government cares more for National security than individual privacy which is wrong. Our government should value Individual Privacy more than National Security. Contention 3: Overreaching Government leads to destruction of our rights. Application: The Patriot Act. The Patriot Act was not a good thing because it violated the rights of the citizens because they used secret surveillance camera to spy on us. According to this website: (http://usbillofrights.org...) it states that these rights were clamped down because of the Patriot Act. 1. The Freedom to Expression, this website states this about this first right, "Government may prosecute librarians or keepers of any other records if they tell anyone that the government subpoenaed information related to a terror investigation." 2. FREEDOM FROM UNREASONABLE SEARCHES: " Government may search and seize Americans' personal records, business documents and telephone/internet activity without probable cause to assist terror investigation" See if our government does searches without a warrant, it is a violation of our constitution the 4th Amendment "Search and Seizure" This is two of many Examples of how an Overreaching Government can lead to the destruction of our fundamental Rights. In Conclusion, we looked at my value which is Fundamental Rights. We looked at my criterion, and then finally we looked at how an Overreaching Government can lead to the destruction of our rights as Americans. You, voters, can come to a conclusion that America's Government first duty is to protect the rights of our citizens and not to harm them. in this first speech Thank You Now ready for Cross Examination.