Let’s look at a few cons of the Patriot Act. "Under the Patriot Act‚ law enforcement officials may have broad access to any record — academic‚ library‚ financial and medical — without probable cause of a crime. The Patriot Act prohibits the holder of such information‚ like university librarians‚ from disclosing that they have produced such records‚ under the threat of imprisonment. A University of Illinois survey of U.S. public libraries found that at least 545 libraries have been asked
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Britt Garrison Business Law Week 2 People charged with violations of the Patriot Act that involve internet users have had their Fourth Amendment rights violated by secret searches which is the government’s ability to search private property without notice to the owner and by trap and trace searches which collects addressing information about the origin and destination of communications not just the content. By the government using the secret searches they are able to find information that
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McCarthyism‚ The Patriot Act and The Crucible are all linked together by many different reasons. The play‚ “The Crucible”‚ was supposedly written to go against the “abusive” politics of McCarthyism at the time of the Cold War in the United States. The McCarthyism‚ accused artists and writers of advocating class war without having actual proof or any truth. McCarthyism started with a man‚ Joseph McCarthy. He would accuse others of serious crimes or activities going against their government
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attacks‚ with virtually no debate‚ Congress passed the USA Patriot Act on October 5th‚ 2001. This act expanded the surveillance powers of domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies. The controversy that must be discussed is whether or not this legislation fully or in part has violated the Constitution and/or endangered our civil liberties in any way. John Kerry former presidential candidate is opposed to the patriot act stating "We are a nation of laws and liberties‚ not of a
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America ’s core freedoms. Congress passed the USA Patriot Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) in 2001 just weeks after the attacks‚ with the intention of helping law enforcement act more effectively in investigating potential terrorists. However‚ this act may do more harm than good. Some groups‚ such as the American Library Association‚ state that the act infringes on Fourth Amendment rights guaranteed to us in
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Cited: Doyle‚ Charles. CRS Report for Congress- V. 15 Apr. 2002. CRS. 28 May 2004 . EFF Analysis Of The Provisions Of The USA PATRIOT Act Engels‚ Friedrich‚ Martin Malia‚ and Karl Mark. The Communist Manifesto. New York: Signet Classic‚ 1998. Federal Register / Vol Fineberg‚ Gail‚ and Audrey Fischer. FLICC Newsletter. Ed. Mitchell Harrison‚ and Robin Hatziyannis. 2002. Federal Libraries
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USA PATRIOT Act: Title II – Privacy on the Line The terrorist attacks against America on September 11th‚ 2001 have dramatically changed the way in which America safeguards herself. Following the events of September 11th‚ Congress passed the ‘Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001’‚ abbreviated as the ‘USA PATRIOT Act’ and known simply as the ‘Patriot Act.’ The Act‚ aimed at updating both the Foreign Intelligence
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` The USA PARTIOT ACT “PATRIOT ACT” is an act of the US congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 16th‚ 2001. The act is a ten letter word that stands for Uniting (and) Strengthening America (by) Providing Appropriated Tools Required (to) Intercept (and) Obstruct Terrorisms Act of 2001. This act also response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th‚ 2001. To reduce restriction in law enforcement agencies gathering intelligence with the United States. On May 26th
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One of the biggest violations to American Civil Rights is the Patriot Act. “The USA PATRIOT Act is an Act of the U.S. Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26‚ 2001. The act greatly reduced restrictions that were placed on law enforcement agencies and gave them the ability to search telephone‚ e-mail communications‚ medical‚ financial‚ and other records. It eased restrictions on foreign intelligence gathering within the United States and expanded the Secretary of
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Cain‚ JD BS Table of Contents This Thesis will provide an overview of the controversial sections of the USA Patriot Act as it relates to the First Amendment‚ Fifth Amendment‚ Sixth Amendment and Eighth Amendments of the Constitution. In addition this Thesis will summarize the Controversial sections of the Military Authorization Act which goes into effect May‚ 3 2012. Both Acts appear to violate many of the basic principles that have been articulated in the U.S. Constitution‚ particularly within
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