The Balancing Act - Person 2

I think another important point within these segments is that when Frank Sesno, the host of the committee talks in the show, asks the question of whether or not a person can be detained without legal council. His questions and answers are along the lines of whether this situation should happen because a US citizen was detained for a lengthy amount of time without bring provided legal council. This US citizen was detained under suspicion of terrorism association because of the recent mall bombings, when in reality, he was vacationing overseas. The question arises because a US citizen is denied a basic civil right to the right to legal council simply because of his race and recent activities. I don't think that this fundamental civil right should or can be taken away based on suspicions for an unreasonable length of time. I believe that we, as American's, should have the right to legal council. The government should take measures to ensure the US citizens rights to legal council within reasonable time and a certain length of time needs to be set with regards to a person being detained. To see more information on this subject, I have included a link to an article speaking to a real life situation and how the courts decided, follow me there.