Security & Liberty

Case: Civil Liberties in War time

• Who are the players?

• What public interests do they assert are involved? – How do they frame the “problem?”

• What do they want government to do?

• How do the “Policy Cycles” Model and the “Policy Streams” Model help us to understand this case?

How do claims get identified by the government, validated, and prioritiz

ed?• Elections

• Legislative hearings

• budgets for programs & implementing agencies

• regulations by agencies for “qualifying”

• Referenda/ballot questions

Security

Having “needs” fulfilled

Security

• What are real needs v. wants? – Real vs. symbolic needs – Absolute vs. relative needs – Current needs vs. averting future needs

• What are appropriate yardsticks for measuring need? • What needs should government address given limited

resources --priorities? • How should government address those needs deemed

worthy? • How should burdens of addressing recognized public

needs [security] a collective responsibility be distributed [equity]?

Liberty

Freedom from government interference in personal choice & action

When should government limit liberties – if ever?

• Physical harm – violence – public health

• Material harm – vandalism laws – zoning laws

• Amenities – Some land use laws

• Psychological, emotional, & spiritual harm – prohibition on school p

rayers – "blue" laws

“Positive” Liberty

• Having the requisite resources to have the freedom to make personal choices – inequities in wealth, knowledge, influence ine

quities in liberty – So, equity demands that government redistrib

ute resources to aid liberty • affirmative action in education & public employmen

t is needed to provide those with lesser educational & employment opportunities with access

• minimum wage laws?