Concept of Democracy
Individual Freedom
I believe that the concept of individual freedom in a democracy has not been fully
established in our country. It is right that there has to be some form of order and law or we
would have a state of anarchy, but there are some freedoms taken away from a person that is
causing no harm to anyone else. I know that we are never going to have every single person in
our country being happy with the government and it will always be “stepping on people’s toes”,
but it doesn’t seem right to me for the government to take away a citizen’s right when it is not
interfering with anything but that citizen’s own life. People trying to restrict gay marriage laws
are directly taking away that individual's equal marriage rights. Immigration is another thing that
is in conflict with individual rights. If a person is living in a worse country that is not nearly at
the standards of our great country then doesn't that individual have every right to seek a better
life? If we try to stop him or her then we are definitely interfering with that individual's right to
pursue his own good. I agree that an open border policy would be extreme, but that is not the
only solution. There are other ways of making it easier for an immigrant to become citizens. I
always have believed that if it is causing no harm it shouldn't bother you. The democratic
presidents and senators are usually more pro-choice for people to make their own decisions and
not try to force them to do what one person feels is right. I agree that some of the things that
people may want to be legal are not biblical and not what is the right thing, but I think that it is
not our place or any President or senator's place to tell a person what is right or wrong. One has
to understand that not everyone in our country has the same religion or minds as other people
have and I think it is very wrong to try to...