The “USA PATRIOT Act” extends this right to allow wiretapping and electronic surveillance. This was created in 2001 and signed by President Bush because of what happened in 9/11. The patriot act gives too much power to law enforcement. It was created to ensure American citizens safety, but it did not really serve its purpose. Instead, it is being used
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like the USA PATRIOT Act. The name of the act also serves as an acronym which stands for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (“Highlights of the...” ). President George W. Bush signed this act into effect on October 26, 2001 to facilitate information sharing, detection, and punishment of terrorism (Duignan). Up until the September 11 attacks, the worst
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the other in the form of the Patriot Act. A terrorist attack on the Twin Towers resulted in the deaths of thousands of people. This tragedy caused fast reactions that were not necessarily thought through, such as the Patriot Act in an attempt to combat the issue of terrorism. The Patriot Act gives the government to power to survey every phone call, the content, length, and date. It was intended for the interception
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will determine the outcome of the Patriot Act. The patriot act is the government's program for monitoring our digital habits, and hopefully finding and stopping terrorists. The United States Public has a very torn opinion of the Patriot act. And if we were to vote for what we believe is best for the public, I think we should vote in favor of the Patriot Act, and I'll explain why. Firstly, I'll start with the side of the argument that disagrees with the Patriot Act. I can understand what points are
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could be done. This led to the creation of the PATRIOT Act, a bill of great controversy 14 years after its inception. Whether the bill itself had a positive or negative impact on the country is still a topic of great debate to this day. The PATRIOT Act enabled the government to conduct roving wiretaps, search business records for immigrants marked as a suspect for terrorism, and removed many legal
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the light of this context, and to repress that dissent on behalf of those considered potentially subversive, Congress passed some repressive legislations like the Espionage Act of 1917. Although the central purpose of the Espionage Act was to prevent espionage and any interference with the military recruitment, this law prohibited: “(b)whoever for the purpose aforesaid, and with like intent or reason to believe, copies, takes, makes, or obtains, or attempts, or induces or aids another to copy, take
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The Patriot Act: A Constitutional Analysis Andrew Mills University of Memphis Abstract “The USA Patriot Act, enacted seven weeks after the September 11 attacks, granted the federal government sweeping new powers to expand surveillance, curtail financing, and deport aliens in connection with terrorist activity” (Stanford, 2003). This quote embodies the reasons for the heated controversy surrounding the Patriot Act. Whether one discusses the brief period of time leading up to the signing of the
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The Patriot Act, the Two Arguments On September 11, 2001, the United States suffered its most devastating terrorist attack ever. Nearly 3000 lives were lost in the synchronized assaults on the Pentagon, New York City World Trade Center, and a downed plane in the fields of Pennsylvania. In response, Congress enacted The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, and signed into law by President George W. Bush on October
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The Patriot Act was created to diminish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world by enhancing law enforcement investigatory tools. This act helps law officials easily obtain subpoenas for access to information records. The government is wrongly suspecting everyone of being involved in terrorist activity. However, this act contradicts the 4th Amendment of the US Constitution, which states that everyone has
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The main purpose of the U.S.A Patriot Act is to punish terrorist acts in the U.S by basically strengthening law enforcement and investigation techniques. The overall purpose of the U.S.A Patriot Act is to “… [Enhance] domestic security against terrorism; enhancing surveillance procedures; abating money laundering; protecting the borders; removing obstacles to investigating
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