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    should be concern. Herald‚D.2. Retrieved June 10‚ 2012‚ from ProQuest Newsstand. (Document ID: 2447963001). * Patriot Act redux: Chris Murphy votes no this time‚ as does the rest of the CT delegation. (26 May). Capital Watch [Hartford Courant - BLOG] Retrieved June 10‚ 2012‚ from ProQuest Newsstand. (Document ID: 2359104461). * www.mca-marines.org/gazette/marine-corps-and-national-security-act

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    Thoreau: The U.S. Patriot Act. Ever since 2001‚ everyone’s privacy has been kept in the palm of the government’s hand. Before this act was passed‚ the court would need a permit to put their nose into someone’s business. Now‚ with the Patriot Act in place‚ “law enforcement [can] use surveillance against more crimes of terror” without a permit (“What”). Who is in charge of debating

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    American government surveillance is the monitoring of a person or group‚ more often a suspect or criminal‚ by the American government or American security agencies. Government surveillance has always been a part of our society‚ but has increased drastically due to the uprise in terrorist attacks and public violence. Due to government surveillance and U.S. database intruders‚ innocent American citizens are being deprived of their privacy. Therefore‚ mass surveillance should be limited and not exceed

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    lengths to keep certain information‚ even information and records that were previously freely available to the general public‚ out of the mainstream. The Bush Administration has enforced a strict censorship policy via the Patriot Act and extreme limiting of the Freedom of Information Act‚ using 9/11 and its duty to protect the U.S. from terrorism as the reason. Censorship is the action of any person or group controlling what can and cannot be viewed‚ read‚ or used by the public. Censorship is not

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    prompt the Bush administration to make homeland security its top priority. The focus was to make an effort to prevent future terrorist attacks and to secure our country but at what cost? The outcome of the 2001 attacks was the creation of the USA Patriot Act which stands for “Unity and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to intercept and Obstruct Terrorism”

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    Islamic Terrorists hijacked several flights and struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The US was shaken by 9/11. In response to the attacks the US passed laws to protect its people. The Patriot Act was one of the laws or acts that was passed in response to the 9/11 attacks. The goals of the Patriot Act were to strengthen domestic security and increase the powers of law-enforcement agencies to stop terrorism. In addition‚ the US Department of Homeland security created the Transportation Security

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    COMG-161-01 2/10/2013 Laws/Acts and Cases Topic: USA Patriot Act Web Sites used: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_act http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-dead-one- Summary: The Patriot act was signed into law by President Bush on October 26‚ 2001. The act was a response to the deadly terrorist attacks of September 11th also known as nine eleven. The law made it easier for enforcement agencies to track and regulate financial transactions‚ involving

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    it said “... Congress united to pass the Patriot Act‚ which expanded the government’s powers to conduct counterterrorism surveillance and investigations.” This gave the government the ability to do many new things‚ such as to monitor phone calls‚ conduct surveillance on anyone‚ and to go through household trash. In the second reference document I was given called Preserving Life and Liberty‚ it described more of the governments rights with the Patriot Act. It stated that the government could have

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    Civil liberties‚ Patriot Act and Snowden The United States of America has become one of the strongest nations in the world. Through the unfortunate tragedies that have occurred over the years‚ we as American citizens have overcome these disastrous events together as one. Since the devastating attack on September 11‚ 2001 America has come to be more precautious‚ knowledgeable and prepared for what could come our way in the future. Having a new conspicuous perspective the patriot act was established

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    willing to sacrifice and give up something just as the troops have done. To support those that have died for the country. That one should support the country you live in because there are others out there dying for you. socialist ESPIONAGE ACT‚ 1917 An act

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