POLS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Civil Liberties, Lemon V. Kurtzman, Equal Rights Amendment
31 Aug 2016
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Civil liberties provide a gate or barrier that protects people against interference by the government in fundamental liberties, such as freedom of speech or religion. Civil rights often require active involvement of the government in opening gateways to full civic participation by all, regardless of race, gender, or religion. Fundamental and outside of governmental domain to regulate; think natural rights . What government is obligated to protect, government can intervene to protect. Japanese internment: fdr forced all people of japanese heritage to be placed in internment camps because he did not trust that they were loyal to the usa. 9th enumeration does not imply there are not other rights. 10th reserves powers not granted to people and states. Something like ag burning is still speech even if its not verbal. Issues regarding the limitation of freedom of speech. Speech would lead to a danger which congress has right to prevent. Brandenburg v. ohio and imminent lawless action .
