soned or discriminated against based on race. The Government's opinion was that the protection of freedoms in the constitution does not always apply in wartime. The War Power Clause reinforces this. Also, there wasn't enough time to give everyone a fair trial. DeWitt did not base his decisions on race but on what was right for the country's safety (Alonso). In this case, the court ruled in favor of the United States Government. This was not a specific ruling on the constitutionality of internment, however. Only after the war did America finally realize just how unethical the internment really was. The Japanese in the relocation camps were ordered released later in the war. It was no longer necessary to detain them, because the threat of Japanese spies had passed. They had little or nothing to return to. The feeling of betrayal and resentment remained. Years later, in 1976, president Gerald R. Ford made Proclamation 4417, which made Executive Order No. 9066 completely void, even though it was no longer imperative after the war. The proclamation was also written to admit that the government had been wrong to treat its citizens with such disrespect. It states that the Japanese-Americans were extremely loyal and were unfairly suspected (Daniels, Appendix). In 1983, Korematsu's case was brought back to court, and this time the ruling was in his favor. The government decided to give monetary compensation to the internees to apologize and make up for their lost possessions and suffering. It took so long to review each record of each individual to determine the correct amount that a lot of the people died before they could have the satisfaction of receiving their check (Alonso). The Government has the right to do what is necessary to win in times of war. This right is guaranteed in the Constitution of the United States. 'What is necessary to win a war' includes the relocation of potentially hazardous people, and the Japanese were the people see...
