Obama Administration seeks to restrict 5th Amendment protections

http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2010/05/09/obama-administration-seeks-to-restrict-5th-amendment-protections/

          This article is about how Ungar disagrees with the Obama party because they are going against our rights. An example given was that if they capture a terrorist Obama's party is saying that police should be able to question them to find out as much information on the spot as possible to use in court. Problem with that is that the suspect wasn't given his Miranda Rights which makes it where all of the information that they collected is invalid and useless, therefore the suspect can get away with no charges due to the lack of information against him.

          This relates to the fifth amendment because without the Miranda Rights suspects could accidentally put themselves in an incriminating situation and then be sentenced in jail. Although the government has good reasons for what they want it still isn't constitutional. Without the reading of our rights they would've wasted a case. The only time they should ask questions on the spot is if the suspect is putting other people in danger.

          I believe that the police should not be able to use information that they asked on the spot in court. Mainly because of the fact that it does go against our constitution. If the government really wants to protect people they will wait to take the suspect into proper questioning, o that they can make a strong case that can in the end protect the people of the United States in a constitutional way.


Ungar, By Rick. "Obama Administration Seeks to Restrict 5th Amendment Protections - Rick Ungar - The Policy Page - True/Slant." True/Slant. Web. 29 Aug. 2010. <http://trueslant.com/rickungar/2010/05/09/obama-administration-seeks-to-restrict-5th-amendment-protections/>.