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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Congress passed the Patriot Act in 2001. Citizen privacy was abridged. The government had increased its ability to intrude on peoples’ private lives. Security policies of the United States were‚ supposedly‚ strengthened by being able to wiretap and use various other surveillance techniques without warning or acknowledgement‚ thereby infringing on individuals’ daily lives and lessening their personal freedom. President George W. Bush signed into law the USA Patriot Act. The Patriot Act by all means
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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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Throughout history many characters have been noticed to have power‚ in this case the group that was called “Patriots’’ or Sons of Liberty‚ were a very special group of colonist that used varies attempts of calling the the British attention‚ yet the main question was were they actually Patriots or terrorists‚ well terrorism at that time wasn’t as gruesome as today but for sure that it was still a thing‚ now‚ what is to ask is why did they do it‚ well the answer is that they didn’t like paying taxes
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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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were called Patriots. This left approximately 1/3 of the colonist with neutral beliefs. While Patriots and Loyalist were largely different‚ there were some similarities. Both groups criticized Great Britain’s Taxation of the colonies. As a result many households were divided in support.(Half Loyalist; Half Patriot) In addition Patriots and Loyalist were much alike in their goal to support their country. (Loyalist who continued to believe Great Britain was their country‚ and Patriots who viewed America
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At the time‚ revolutionaries were called ’Patriots’‚ ’Whigs’‚ ’Congress-men’‚ or ’Americans’. They included a full range of social and economic classes‚ but a unanimity regarding the need to defend the rights of Americans. After the war‚ Patriots such as George Washington‚ James Madison‚ John Adams‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ and John Jay were deeply devoted to republicanism while also eager to build a rich and powerful nation‚ while Patriots such as Patrick Henry‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ and Thomas Jefferson
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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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Besides this governmental change‚ there are also parts of the Patriot Act that are in contrast with the laws that are set in the US Constitution: The fourth amendment of the Constitution clarifies “the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated… or things to be seized”‚ while the Patriot Act reverses this right by enabling the government to “search and seize American’s papers
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conflicting issue of whether to remain loyal to the crown or join the Patriots in their fight for Independence. The colonists‚ most in the North‚ were taking the side of the patriots while others were not. The question was whether the colonists were being pragmatic or were they just being anti-liberty if they weren’t choosing a side. It is important to determine the reasoning behind why they would remain loyal or join the Patriot cause. Unaware of the eventual outcome of breaking away from the British
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