What risks did the authors of the Constitution take in the Revolutionary War? How would they have been seen differently by historians had the United States not won the war? Why is it important to protect the citizens of a democratic country from abuses based on treason statutes?
The most-argued issues in material support cases include: (1) Due process-is the term "material support" void for vagueness? And (2) First Amendment-does providing material support violate the right to free speech and association? We see in our ongoing current events the same struggle that the drafters of the Constitution witnessed and addressed: the "push-and-pull" between our cherished individual liberties versus the role of government to protect and preserve its people and the country in which they live. Discuss this "push-and-pull" and how individual ideology affects the manner in which people address problems of void for vagueness and violations of free speech and association.