Observing a Civil Rights or a Civil Liberties Event

· Describe the event.

· What is the purpose of the event?

· The purpose of this event, is to testify on protecting the right of free speech and end violence during protests and riots for BLM

· Where is the event?

· Who attended the event?

· It is a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing.

· Who spoke at the event?

· Senator Ted Cruz was the main speaker.

· Analyze the civil liberties and/or civil rights component of the event.

· How does the event relate to the Constitution, congressional legislation, executive actions, and/or judicial decisions?

· This event relates to the Constitution because they are addressing the First Amendment. The first Amendment allows for freedom of speech and the right to freely assemble. During the summer, after the brutal death of George Floyd at the hands of a cop, the world had enough of seeing a black man killed at the hands of the law. The entire country saw the effects of this. People took to the streets in protest which later turned into riots. These riots lead to the destruction of many cities, business, and homes. This only put more strain on the situation, as more people were killed, and more destruction was caused. This event is important to me because it affects the World I live in. I do not think that any person should die. I also respect the authority of a police officer and know that they are someone to respect unless that respect is not shown back and is abused. I believe that there are bad people all over our world. I do not think every cop is awful. I do believe that there are bad people. These riots marked a incredibly sad time in our world that I thought was over. I think that everyone deserves fair treatment, no matter the color of there skin. We are all people that deserve what was promised to us in the Constitution.

 

Reference:

Senate Judiciary Subcommittees holds hearing on “The Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble”.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up3sP4Umiy4