to Intercept or Obstruct Terrorism Acts of 2001‚ or colloquially referred to as the PATRIOT Act. While many will argue the PATRIOT Act is helpful in combating terrorism‚ critics argue it infringes on the 4th Amendment rights of US citizens. The PATRIOT Act significantly increased the powers of law
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quickly passed the USA PATRIOT Act‚ also known as the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” Act. The Patriot Act‚ as it is more commonly referred to‚ was created with the goal of providing government agencies the tools to seek out and prosecute any terrorists planning an attack within the country. Unfortunately for the American people‚ Congress was indifferent to the fact that many provisions of the Patriot Act were a violation
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Boston Bombing & Patriot Act In the early afternoon of April 15th during the 117th Annual Boston Marathon‚ two bombs were detonated and exploded‚ killing 3 people and injuring 183 others. The bombs had been placed near the finish line‚ along Boylston Street. The bombs‚ which were pressure cooker devices detonated at 2:49 p.m‚ 13 seconds apart. No warnings had been given‚ and no one has been arrested or claimed responsibility for the bombing.(Bacon) The FBI have found two suspects that are responsible
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10/19/2014 Civil Liberties or Security? Just 6 weeks after the attacks on 9/11‚ the Bush Administration put forth an act to help protect and ensure the United States from any further international terrorist attacks that may penetrate U.S. soil. Known as the PATRIOT ACT or “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism‚” Act‚ It had been proposed and created with the wise intentions to find and intercept terrorists operating on American soil
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The Patriot ACT has greatly affected how America deals with situations involving terrorism‚ or threats of terrorism‚ but the main problem is simple‚ and that is that it deprives American citizens of certain rights and liberties. And now imagine if you had to choose between your privacy and your safety. Pretty hard choice‚ right? And this is how many Americans feel today‚ because they have to make this choice. And this essay will break down what the Patriot Act is and the argument for‚ and against
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The Patriot Act has caused a significant amount of controversy ever since it was passed by President Bush in 2001. Two different arguments have come about and many people feel very strongly about their respective opinions. Although there are many positives to The Patriot Act it should not be legal and is ultimatley unconstitutional. The Patriot Act should not be allowed because it completley violates the innocent Americans privacy. The main argument government officials make is that Americans need
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enacted the Patriot Act‚ largely expanding the governments reach in national security. The Department of Justice’s first responsibility is to prevent future terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. Since the attacks on September 11th‚ the Patriot Act has played a tremendous role in our government‚ often being the leading role in successful operations to protect innocent civilians from the plans of terrorists. Basically the Congress took laws that were already laws and modified them into the Patriot Act to make
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living thing that they do? Through loopholes in the Patriot Act‚ the government misuses their power by spying on millions of innocent Americans. The people do have rights within the fourth Amendment though. Simplified‚ it states that Americans have the right to privacy unless there is probable cause. (Kids n.d.) Where do we as Americans draw the line? The Patriot Act is an Act that was signed by George W. Bush on October 26‚ 2001. The Patriot Act is an acronym that stands for Providing Appropriate
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“I believe the Patriot Act strikes the right balance needed to protect our freedom and security” (Bill Owens). This Act makes it easier for the government to identify terrorist. It strengthens our national security and lessens terrorism. It also allowed information to be shared between government officials. The Patriot Act is needed to identify terrorist‚ unite government officials and strengthen the national security of the United States of America. Public safety is much more important than our
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Should Congress have enacted the patriot act to combat terrorism and protect citizens after 9/11/2001‚ or was it an extreme measure of legislation that violated our civil liberties? As a patriotic citizen‚ I feel as though sacrifices are necessary when large-scale devastation occurs. So‚ yes‚ they should have enacted the patriot act which allowed them to invade our privacy and impose unusual treatment of suspected terrorists at that time. Furthermore‚ as long as ISIS is a threat they should use
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