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An 8 page discussion of the controversy surrounding the question of whether or not the U.S. Constitution provides for the right to privacy. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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designed to protect the rights for American citizens. In actuality, the Constitution is designed not to protect any inherent rights that come with being an American citizen but rather
to regulate what the federal government can do. Consider, for example, the so-called right to privacy. Many consider this a basic human right but originalists have argued throughout
the history of this country that no such right exists. As might be expected, there is considerable controversy surrounding the interpretation of privacy rights in our post 9-11 world.
The Patriot Act has been at the center of much of that controversy. The question remains, however, does the U.S. Constitution provide for the protection of our
privacy? Interestingly, the U.S. Constitution does not even have the word "privacy" in it. Never-the-less, it can be contended that privacy rights are protected by the documents detailed
enumeration of federal power. The attachment of the Bill of Rights insured further protection of this basic right as did the various Supreme Court interpretations of those protections that have
been handed down through the years. Numerous sources could be used to validate the contentions presented above. Obviously, the most important source
that must be used in discussing our so-called Constitutional Rights is the U.S. Constitution itself. Numerous authors have explored the Constitution in detail in regard to how it relates to
the right to privacy. McWhirter (1994) makes this exploration in relation to search and seizure issues while Karlin (2005) and Goold (2002) do so with the expressed purpose of
evaluating how surveillance cameras do or do not violate any Constitutional Rights to privacy. Chandler v. Miller (1996) and Brown (1998) investigate the right to privacy in relation to
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