Constitutional Rights
"...so I argued, of course, for the position that [the] Japanese were being denied their rights under the Constitution. That this was discrimination because of their race." ACLU-NC director, Ernest Besig, Of Civil Wrongs and Rights, The Fred Korematsu Story DVD |
"The internment of the Japanese Americans raised serious issues about constitutional rights." The Pursuit of Justice, Kermit L. Hall & John J. Patrick
Bill of Rights: Fifth Amendment
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. - www.constitution.findlaw.com/bill-of-rights
“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”Ben Franklin
Fourteenth Amendment:
Section. 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. - www.constitution.findlaw.com/amendment14/amendment
Section. 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. - www.constitution.findlaw.com/amendment14/amendment