25-April-2012 Fourth Amendment vs. Patriot Act “Give me Liberty or give me death” by Patrick Henry It is dangerous world when you’re not safe in your own home. Thieves and robbers are not the suspects anymore; instead it’s the authorities that take their place in terrorizing your mind and body. The policing authorities have been given a free pass to do as they please to put fear in the nation’s eyes. With the implementation of acts such as the Patriot Act‚ the due process to investigate an
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the USA Patriot Act into law. The Patriot Act in short gave law enforcement agencies increased‚ more broad powers to bring terrorists to justice and with its passing ignited controversy amongst many concerning the perceived violation of the first and fourth amendments. Advocates of the act believe that it is vital due to new threats
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the violation of human rights. Several think that it’s just only the Terrorists‚ but those who are punishing them are as well. Even though The Patriot Act allows for certain kinds of punishments‚ the War on Terror is contributing to the growing abuse of human rights because a specific group is being targeted and human rights are violated. The Patriot Act allows for certain kinds of punishment In fact‚ every country has its own set of rules on
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battle‚ Congress passed two laws to prevent defiance of American citizens. The government designed the Espionage Act and Sedition act unconstitutionally. As stated in the first amendment to the Constitution‚ Congress shall make no laws that will infringe upon one’s right to exercise their freedom of speech. Therefore‚ the govermnet never should have created the Sedition Act. The Sedition Act blatantly states it’s intent: to prohibit speech of any kind that seemed disloyal‚ profane‚ scurrilous‚ or abusive
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after September 11‚ 2001‚ the US passed the Patriot Act on October 26‚ 2001. The term USA Patriot is an acronym which stands for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (Zara Gelsey‚ p.473). This act allows the FBI to watch what people are doing. The USA Patriot Act gives the government too much power to invade privacy. This act may very well put our futures in jeopardy. The Patriot Act is a dangerous law. It is completely the opposite
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the United States of America. Counter intelligence‚ surveillance‚ spying‚ and secret acts passed by congress which citizens of the United States may not even recall. Are we watched constantly‚ or is our data being compromised without our consent? Authorization and consent are two different actions which our government still does not know to use against us. In today’s society the surveillance state is high. The act of spying has been secretly carried out by the NSA‚ CIA‚ Secret Service‚ FBI‚ Company
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The USA Freedom act has been created which seeks to limit and to regulate the power of US surveillance agencies to collect private information from third parties. The USA Freedom directly addresses issues that are included in the USA Patriot Act‚ an act that was created to combat and to create protection against the threat of terrorism‚ which was a fear that heightened in response to the 2001 September 11 attacks (Savage). While this bill proved necessary at the time‚ in the act‚ are provisions
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Review 1 The set of documents I will be reviewing are documents 118‚ 1‚ 4‚ and 26 regarding The Snowden Affair. The Snowden Affair is about a national security controversy that had to do with the National Security Agency (NSA) and its undisclosed surveillance of communications of American citizens under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The information was leaked by Eduard Snowden‚ a former NSA agent and was published by a British newspaper‚ The Guardian. The Guardian revealed the NSA’s
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Final Essay Shallan Ley CJ340: Applied Criminal Justice Ethics Professor: Kevin Stoehr April 27‚ 2011 The International Association of Chiefs of Police (2009) states the following: A police officer acts as an official representative of the government; he is required and trusted to work within the law. The officer’s powers and duties are conferred by statute. The fundamental duties of a police officer include serving the community; safe-guarding lives and property; protecting the innocent;
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The Patriot Act: Not Enough Power After the September 11th attacks‚ to help Americans cope with the fact that people actually attacked the United States‚ the government passed the Patriot Act to help give law enforcement an upper hand combating terrorism on American soil. Growing up in a family where everyone is involved in law enforcement listening to the stories about tracking down criminals and how police officers do not have enough power. When detain Americans indefinitely‚ the CCAPA gives
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