Security of the U.S. and Canadian Border Term Paper

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security of the U.S. And Canadian border is in peril. There is an unprotected route allowing the free-flow of terrorists from around the world into Canada and then into the U.S. This is a national security situation that threatens our way of life. What are our options for eliminating this threat?

By definition a liberal is a man or a woman who believes in liberty. Liberalism as a philosophy has evolved as a defense of individual citizen's liberties against the potential tyranny of his or her ruling state. Liberals such as John Locke have typically maintained that humans are naturally in 'a State of perfect Freedom to order their Actions ... As they think fit ... without asking leave, or depending on the Will of any other Man," In other words, unless the individual's liberty impinges upon the liberty of another individual, than that individual should do as he or she wishes (Locke, 1689, Cited by Gaus, 2001). However, the problem today occurs when the individual liberty of the citizen interferes not only with the will of the state, but the securty and collective and indivdiual wills and liberties of another state, namely that of the United States.

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John Stewart Mill too argued that "the burden of proof" is supposed to be with "those who are against liberty; who contend for any restriction or prohibition .... The a priori assumption is in favour of freedom ... '(Mill, 1859, Cited by Gaus, 2001). However, although the burden of proof in Mill's philosophy is upon those who would deny liberty and restrict its free flow, in this case the freedom at stake is that of those who would threaten freedom, namely terrorists. Thus in this case, the supposed freedom, i.e. The physical border-crossings of the terrorists, must be impinged upon to maintain the free and secure life of the individuals residing in the United States. For the protection of liberty, Canada must seek aid from the United States to impinge the liberty of these terrorits, if Canada cannot restrain….....

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