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Imagine your area is in a state of emergency and you are concerned about the balance of liberty and security as people try to return to their normal lives, recover what was lost, and rebuild what was destroyed. Compose an email you could send to elected officials to voice your concerns. Your email should include positions on two of the potential issues related to civil liberties found below. Template Instructions: Replace the information (in parentheses) with your own thoughts and information from the lesson. Hello ________ (name of one of your elected officials at the local, state, or national level) ____, (Write paragraph one here. Paragraph one should address why rights are not absolute. Explain how the Constitution

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Answer: Honourable Farouk Lawan. National Assembly Nigeria

Explanation: Rights are not absolute because they can change over time. In the United States Rights that come closest to being absolute are contained in the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights was intended to afford the citizens of this country Rights that could not be changed by government without the direct consent of the people.

The rule o flaw protects individual rights but also limits individual rights by allowing the government to pass laws to limit conduct.

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