Hensarling‚ P. (2004‚ June). Power of absolute corruption. H.R. 3162‚ 107th Cong.‚ 1st Sess. (2001)(enacted) Lithwick‚ D.‚ & Turner‚ J scared of the PATRIOT Act?‚ Slate. Retrieved June 26‚ 2004 from http://slate.msn.com/id/2087984/ Locy‚ T. (2004‚ February). Special report: PATRIOT Act blurred in the public mind Pike‚ G. (2004‚ June). A SAFEr USA PATRIOT Act? Information Today v21‚ 17 America ’s Intelligence Wire. Retrieved July 12‚ 2004 from http://80-web4.infotrac.galegroup.com.library3.webster
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interference with American citizens civil liberties? Since the Patriot Act was enacted after September 11‚ 2001. There has been an ongoing argument about the validity of the Patriot Act and whether or not it is a violation of civil rights. The question is how far is too far? How much intrusion will Americans allow into their lives for the sake of national security? The Patriot Act was signed into law on October 26‚ 2001. The Patriot Act has 16 provisions that give the government surveillance and
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top-secret documents that was leaked by Snowden and published by The Guardian. The document lists the procedures meant to monitor and track any suspicious‚ terroristic activities‚ and events that impose the endangerment of a human’s life under the FISA act. The focus of the surveillance is to specifically monitor any foreign communications between a U.S. citizen and non-citizens. The document lists that all forms of communication regarding a U.S. citizen can be intercepted and archived by the NSA if they
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Technology Acts There were many advances in information technology that resulted in new ethical issues necessitating the creation of certain acts that the government had to implement. The two that will be discussed in this paper are the PATRIOT Act of 2001‚ and the Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970. Both of these acts were deemed necessary due to increasing terrorist threats for the PATRIOT Act‚ and for fairness in obtaining credit for the Fair Credit Reporting Act. US PATRIOT ACT‚ 2001 The
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able to think or act freely. Dinh‚ the author of both the Patriot Act and the essay "How the USA Patriot Act Defends Democracy"‚ uses a modern day form of double think in an attempt to justify the Patriot Act‚ an act which unconstitutionally violates the individual’s right of privacy through the clandestine use of surveillance. Gelsey‚ the author of the essay "The FBI is Reading over Your Shoulder" illustrates the potential effect of the Library Records Provision of the Patriot Act‚ otherwise known
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In America the country dealt with many changes that happen over the years that caused damage in the governments. One particular act that happened in America that had a major impact on the country was the terrorist attack that happened in New York. The terrorist attack effected everyone around the world‚ either they were there or not. This attack was caused by a group of Islamist extremist that stole planes and flew them over the US. There were a total of four planes that caused many people losing
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1 PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE RESEARCH SERIES VOL. 5 NOVEMBER 2013 NO. 2 RESOLVED: THE BENEFITS OF DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE BY THE NSA OUTWEIGH THE HARMS. The choice of this topic was undoubtedly influenced by the international controversy surrounding the disclosures by former NSA contractor‚ Edward Snowden. Snowden‚ a 29-year-old high school dropout‚ was a contract worker at Booz Allen Hamilton – a company hired to provide security for the databases used by the federal government’s National
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the tapes disintegrated. With George Bush having a 99% success rating he was able to pass anything he wanted. The signing of the Patriot Act in October‚ 2001 was the first blow to tear apart the Constitution. The act was named the Patriot Act on purpose so that it would be passed unanimously; anyone who was against was considered an enemy of the United States. If the act was called "Taking your Civil Rights away" it would have never seen the light of day. The highest echelons of the American government
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“Invasion Of Privacy” Living in an era of increasing technology has made it much easier for a government to spy on its citizens. This paper seeks to examine why the United States government should not spy on its citizens with the use of the Patriot Act. Firstly‚ the United States citizens will believe that their liberties and freedoms are in jeopardy. Secondly‚ the government spends exorbitant amounts of money on a yearly basis to spy on its own people. Moreover‚ where is that money coming from
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Contemporary Public Safety Leadership PSF8601 USA Patriot Act I believe that ethics is very important in the public safety and should be considered heavily when planning operation‚ but I think that some polices that are established in the public safety sector‚ allows and promotes unethical behavior; for example the USA Patriot Act. The USA Patriot Act was passed by Congress as a response to the terrorist attacks of September 11‚ 2001. The Act allows federal officials greater authority in tracking
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