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    USA Patriot Act This Act may be cited as the "Uniting and Strengthening America Act" by providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism. President Bush signed the Patriot Act on October 29‚ 2001. It passed and with no debate voted on; many members of congress did not fully read the act. Due to the anthrax scare many Congressman did not have access to their offices. Attorney General John Ashcroft silenced any debate by warning that anyone who contested the Act would be

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    The Patriot Act and Its Questionable Legal Boundaries Since the aftermath of the terrorist attack of September 11th. 2014. The Patriot Act was enabled to enhance domestic security of the state‚ and federal branch of the government‚ it was ushered in out of the fear the terrorist were here in masses. While we all were concerned with the safety of the people and our country‚ few knew the underlying damaging message of The Patriot Act to our

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    The USA PATRIOT Act was passed by Congress as a response to the terrorist attack of September 11. On October 26‚ 2001 The USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law No. 107-56) was signed into law by President George W. Bush. The USA PATRIOT Act "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” this law enabled law enforcement personnel new abilities to search‚ seize‚ detain‚ or eavesdrop in their pursuit of possible terrorists as it states in our text

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    government of the United States of America found the need to take measures that would protect the lives of the people of America. Hence in relation to these attacks the then President Bush set an act in motion that would prevent further terrorist attacks. This act came to be known as the U.S.A Patriot Act. This act aimed by giving all the enforcement agencies tools so that they could combat terrorism. It has become one of the most imperative weapons that the state has against terrorism. It also breaks

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    Patriot Act Pros And Cons

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    to Intercept or Obstruct Terrorism Acts of 2001‚ or colloquially referred to as the PATRIOT Act. While many will argue the PATRIOT Act is helpful in combating terrorism‚ critics argue it infringes on the 4th Amendment rights of US citizens. The PATRIOT Act significantly increased the powers of law

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    Thesis: The Patriot Act was established post 9/11 to alleviate a problem with information sharing and surveillance data in the United States. For the sake of national security the government used and abused the peoples rights with the provisions granted by the Patriot Act. This led to the inception of the USA Freedom Act limiting the governments use and attempting to restore the public’s trust. Introduction: After the terrorist attacks on 9/11 the Patriot Act was put in place. It provided the government

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    George W. Bush put the Patriot Act into effect on October 26‚ 2001. PATRIOT would stand as an acronym for “‘Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism‚’” (Unknown‚ 2005). This act would be established to detect and dispose of threats to cities and people around the world. Over the past

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    be done. This humane concept is represented in all forms of life. In in its purest form‚ it is represented in the USA Patriot Act. This Act of Congress‚ which was passed in 2001‚ simply enhances the United States investigative skills‚ sometimes bypassing certain restrictions to preserve the safety of our country. Most notable‚ it uses of mass data collection. Some people view this act as unconstitutional‚ or an invasion of privacy‚ and ineffective‚ to which will be proven‚ that this statement is false

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    quickly passed the USA PATRIOT Act‚ also known as the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” Act. The Patriot Act‚ as it is more commonly referred to‚ was created with the goal of providing government agencies the tools to seek out and prosecute any terrorists planning an attack within the country. Unfortunately for the American people‚ Congress was indifferent to the fact that many provisions of the Patriot Act were a violation

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    Organ Donation in Aboriginal Communities Summary By: Debra Heberlein SFU ID # Health Science 130 Dr. Rochelle Tucker March 20‚ 2010 The incidence of diabetes in First Nation people has increased dramatically and is continually rising. This is partly due to traditional lifestyle and food changes. Pollution and lack of access have prevented First Nation people from continuing their traditional diet. Poverty‚ unemployment and unfit housing conditions in isolated communities

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