Benefits Of The Fourth Amendment
The Fourth Amendment does not allow searches of personal items unless a warrant is used, but by tracking information on people it could help detect terrorism threats sooner. For example, President Obama claims that the data-collection programs “help prevent terrorism (Transcript: Obamas Remarks 4.3).” Even though people do not need a warrant to use these programs, people examine the phone numbers and length of calls, and by doing this it could ultimately protect the country from terrorism threats. Also, the U.S. Patriotism Act enables law enforcement agencies to search through “email and telephone communications, medical, financial, and library records (Legal Information Institute 1.1).” Furthermore, whenever the intelligence gathering community
does these searches, it could avoid domestic terrorism attacks to the nation. Additionally, ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, declares that the FISA Amendment Act permits the government to “conduct surveillance only if one of its purposes is to gather foreign intelligence information.” Similarly, the Act allows the government to collect data on intelligence activities, terrorism, and national defense (ACLU 4.4). For the most part, by pursuing information on people it could help prevent future attacks to the United States.
does these searches, it could avoid domestic terrorism attacks to the nation. Additionally, ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, declares that the FISA Amendment Act permits the government to “conduct surveillance only if one of its purposes is to gather foreign intelligence information.” Similarly, the Act allows the government to collect data on intelligence activities, terrorism, and national defense (ACLU 4.4). For the most part, by pursuing information on people it could help prevent future attacks to the United States.