Why Section 203 Is Important

Before the attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States’ government was relatively weak in terms of its tactics in response to terrorism. Overall, no matter what people have to say in the country’s defence, the fact is that it was a much easier target compared to how it is today. There were not as many stringent regulations in place that would normally stop potential terrorists from making a move, nor were there any efforts to actually catch them in action right before such a drastic event occurred. But if the country was as protected as it is today, the attacks would not have occurred. And now, the reason there are so many rules and regulations in place is in response to them. Therefore, to ensure that nothing even nearing 9/11 transpires
Section 203 enables information sharing between independent investigative agencies and other parts of the government. Not only does this provision allow enhanced information circulation within the investigative community, but it enables different agencies to acquire certain intelligence that may be useful in their ongoing cases that another has discovered. In essence, it speeds up some investigations with no direct negative impacts on the people. While some do say that it could lead to massive databases that may further invade privacy, sharing information is “necessary” to stop terrorist attacks in the future in a much more productive manner. Furthermore, Section 805 expands the already existing ban on giving “material support” to terrorists to include “expert advice or assistance.” This provision is indisputably constitutional as it does not do anything the jeopardize the general rights and privacy of the average citizen, which is why it is “proper.” As a matter of fact, it helps government agencies unravel terrorist networks and further weaken them, and that is why it is “necessary” (Abramson & Godoy,