Question:

The country was founded & directed by the constitution.The constitution was aimed at freedom of the people of government intrusion by police, military, and other agencies.How are we straying from this and is "big brother " here?

Asked by: Jeff Gearding from Newport, KY

Asked of All U.S. Congress on Feb 11th, 2008
Categories: Civil Liberties · Homeland Security · Judiciary · President Bush. Tags: The people - constitution.
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Answer from: U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

Well I don't think that Big Brother is here in the sense that we are still able to protect people's civil liberties. However, I will say that under the Bush administration there has been an effort by the president and others to erode those civil liberties to really blur the line. We've seen this with the electronic surveillance program where they want to take the judiciary out of the process. Our system is premised on having some independent body stand between the powers of the federal government, the police powers, and the individual citizen. And the Bush administration is one to tear that wall down. And what the democrats have said is, number one, we need to protect our national security, but we can do it in a way that's consistent with the constitution and the freedoms guaranteed American citizens under the constitution.

Answered on Feb 20th, 2008

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