The two traditions beget points of view which are ethical and easy to comprehend. "... ... Ayres, the philosphical father of situational ethics, would argue that the criteria for an ethical course of action are logic, validity of data, and the consequnces. "... ... Ayres The Central Questions of Philosophy pp 266) However, this does not mean that all moral standpoints are to regarded as equal to one another. "... one can argue ad hominem. ... A.J Ayres, as with other situational ethicists, views this criteria (logic, validity of data, and the consequences) as an acceptable substitute for "obje...

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Congressman Conyers answers the question by saying that it would "slow down the legislative process" (Moore, 2004). ... A few years ago, this question might be a bit more difficult to answer, but thanks to Edward Snowden, an NSA whistle blower, we know (more or less of) the truth behind congress' involvement with the PATRIOT Act. ... While we could say that Congress had an oversight and unfortunately an security branch within our government took advantage of a flaw in change of statutes, without giving the executive branch notice of said illegal practices, it would be easier to...

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