The USA Patriot Act and Its Negative Effects on the Civil Liberties and Constitutional Freedoms Christopher Smith Expository Writing TTH 2-350pm California State University San Bernardino Abstract The catastrophic events that took place on September 11‚ 2001 opened America’s eyes to the realization that we are not as safe as we believed. Hi-jackers took control of four commercial jets with sole intentions of causing destruction on American soil. Three of the planes reached their targets
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USA PATRIOT Act stands for “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism." This act was enacted 45 days after more than 3‚000 American lives were lost at the state of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The intended purpose of the act is to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world‚ to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools‚ and for other purposes. There are four primary initiatives of the act in improving
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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 upon
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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 is one
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Sarnethia Ellison-Booker ACC/561 October 6‚ 2014 La Toyia Tilley Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was established in 2002 and has initiated extensive transformation to the parameter of economic practice and shared bureaucracy. Nevertheless‚ it was named after Legislator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael Oxley‚ who were the founders‚ given it the title Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. On July 30‚ 2002‚ President George Bush signed off on SOX‚ revising
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refused to release and FLQ prisoners. Québec Labour Minister Pierre LaPorte was then kidnapped by the FLQ members. Trudeau took drastic action and imposed the War Measures Act. The FLQ became an illegal act and separatist Québécois were arrested and held without charge. After all the rights legislation that had
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Patriot Act Essay The House of Representatives passed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 on October 24‚ 2001. This is also known as the USA Patriot Act. The Patriot Act was designed to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world and to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (USA Patriot Act‚ 2001). Honestly I believe that the Patriot Act is beneficial to America
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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”
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Right to Information Act‚ 2005 In order to promote transparency and accountability in administration‚ the Indian Parliament enacted the Freedom to Information Act‚ 2002‚ which was repealed later with the Right to Information Act‚ which came into force on 12 October 2005. The new law empowers Indian citizens to seek information from a Public Authority‚ thus making a Government and its functionaries more accountable and responsible. What is the necessity of this Act? A citizen who is paying taxes
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The Endangered Species Act was written to protect and recover the at risk species and the ecosystems that those animals depend on. It was passed in 1973 in hopes of recognizing the natural resources are very important to our nation and people. The U.S Fish and wildlife Service and the Commerce Department’s National Marine Fisheries Service are administrators of the act‚ and they both have their own responsibilities when it comes to implementing the ESA and the animals it protects. “The FWS has primary
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