Senate). The title of the act‚ USA PATRIOT Act‚ is an acronym for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. Since its historic passage there has been much debate on the constitutionality of the act. Some would claim the Legislative and Executive branches acted opportunistically and enacted a law that infringes on the rights of Americans. This paper‚ for sake of brevity‚ focuses on Section 213 of the Patriot Act‚ the “sneak and peak” section
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The Patriot (2000) The Patriot is a film about the Revolutionary War. It was directed by Roland Emmerich and starred Mel Gibson as well as Heath Ledger and Joely Richardson. It has had three Oscar Award nominations and has won ten other awards. When the film was released it received much attention‚ criticism‚ and controversy‚ mostly for its historical accuracy (Glancy‚ Mark). The film The Patriot is not historically accurate because of the depiction of British soldiers‚ the way in which people
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called the U.S.A. Patriot Act. The title for this bill is an acronym for "the United and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act" (USA Patriot Act). In the years since the passing of the Patriot Act‚ there has been much controversy and debate regarding the positive and negative advantages‚ and consequences of this bill. As a member of the law enforcement community I have experienced firsthand some of the changes the Patriot Act has brought
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Courniecia Phillips U.S. History Dr. Pointer 2B October 11‚ 2012 Patriots On May 15‚ 1776‚ the Virginia House of Burgesses resolved that "the delegates appointed to represent this colony in General Congress be instructed to propose to that respectable body to declare the united Colonies free and independent states. “On June 7‚ 1776‚ the Continental Congress received a resolution for declaring independence from Richard Henry Lee‚ leader of the Virginia delegation. Voting on
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Pro Patriot Act There are many advantages for expanding governmental surveillance and investigative powers. For instance‚ there’s the possibility of gaining invaluable information for future attacks‚ and also the potential for targeting terrorists who may be responsible for such attacks. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)‚ “The FBI does not have to demonstrate probable cause‚ only declare it has “reasonable grounds” to suspect that library records may be relevant to an investigation
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The movie “The Patriot” was first released back in the year 2000 on June 27th. There are four different production companies that produced The Patriot and they are Columbia Pictures‚ Centropolis Entertainment‚ Mutual Film Company‚ and Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG. This movie stared Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin‚ Heath Ledger as Gabriel Martin‚ Joely Richardson as Charlotte Selton‚ Jason Isaacs as Col. William Tavington‚ Chris Cooper as Col. Harry Burwell‚ Tchéky Karyo
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2011 Edition doctorjob’s GUIDE TO CHOOSING A CAREER sponsored by and kills the s to make Find dge le er know ight care r re. the ns he cisio de http://www.facebook.com/kdu.universitycollege Life’s big decisions are often the scariest and most difficult ones to make. So it’s no surprise that you may be tempted to postpone choosing a career to the last minute or let the winds of fate dictate where you will go. While it won’t make the decision for you‚ (unfortunately‚ you still
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What is the role of everyday people in the world? Should we care more about the local community that we inhabit‚ or the larger world that we share? That is an issue that our readings‚ and our class as a whole tries to tackle‚ the disparaging difference between being a patriot‚ and cosmopolites. In this new modern world where society is easily connected‚ and where news can travel instantaneously‚ has made far away countries our neighbors. We as a civilization are no longer bound by our countries border
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The USA Patriot Act and Its Negative Effects on the Civil Liberties and Constitutional Freedoms Christopher Smith Expository Writing TTH 2-350pm California State University San Bernardino Abstract The catastrophic events that took place on September 11‚ 2001 opened America’s eyes to the realization that we are not as safe as we believed. Hi-jackers took control of four commercial jets with sole intentions of causing destruction on American soil. Three of the planes reached their targets
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Evidence Betrayer or Patriot Act and scene (provide citation) Explanation Our course will seem Patriot too bloody‚ Caius Cassius‚ To cut the head off and then hack the limbs‚ Like wrath in death and envy afterwards; For Antony is but a limb of Caesar: Let us be sacrificers‚ but not butchers‚ Caius Act 2‚ Scene 1‚ Page Here Brutus explains 8 that while they must kill Caesar to save Rome from dictatorship‚ they must not kill Marc Antony as well‚ or they will appear to
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