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This essay asserts that the Patriot Act is detrimental to American constitutional rights. Two pages in length, one source is cited...
tax. Patriot II is slated to replace the Patriot Act, but it is not yet fully refined and defined in its scope (Drake, 2003). Li...
provision. The objections that required this were due to the impact that the powers would have in terms of freedom and libraries. ...
"march into libraries to demand records of books that targeted individuals have checked out...to inspect records held by third par...
Supporters of the bill claim that it provides more powers to government to try to flush out suspected terrorists and suspected ter...
claim that the new rule violates the constitutional right to counsel (2002). Indeed, the act does change things and suggesting th...
the "things" searched go beyond the business records as the Department of Justice notes, and means that it can search "any tangibl...
under surveillance for perceived terrorist activities, which includes the use of weapons (a right guaranteed citizens in the Const...
Investigative Technologies Division, the Laboratory Division, the Records Management Division, the Security Division, and the Trai...
Homeland Security. In relationship to the Patriot Act there is a great deal of controversy for many people feel it is a clear in...
overseas where our troops are battling terrorists each and every day. This legislation will go a long way towards strengthening o...
for Democracy and Technology (CDT), the problem is that "its very sweeping and it can apply not just to suspected terrorists but p...
from Democrats; and fourth, that the PATRIOT Act is a "key tool" in the fight against terror, and that it only provides "modest, i...
The societal impacts we have experienced in our country as a result of terrorism and the resulting warfare are many and diverse. ...
knowledge or consent of the targeted individual". (Robinson, 2003). Wire taps on our phones, monitoring...
vital to national security (Pike 1). The 9/11 Commission even pinpointed several failure of communication that occurred within th...
ironically, this law that is supposed to uphold what America stands for actually chips away at guaranteed rights for all citizens....
laws and by increasing terms of punishment" (p.134). The legal response had been driven by the public fear about attacks in the fu...
to run it (America at war, 2004). At this point, Bush makes his "if youre not with us, youre against us" speech ("America at War")...
tapped to run it (America at war, 2004). At this point, Bush makes his "if youre not with us, youre against us" speech ("America a...
"wire, oral, and electronic communications relating to terrorism..." (Ball 51). Along with this, Title II also allows the seizing ...
allow law officers to gather information" quickly when there is a known "imminent threat to life or limb" (Sanchez, 2004, p. 12). ...
whim of the FBI or CIA. The ACLU points out, for example, that Section 215 of the Act allows the FBI to...
against Americans on their own soil. The extent to which the Act serves to intercept terrorist activity, protect national freedom...
guilty. By using the Patriot act they were able to obtain information that could be shared in order to piece together what was g...
federal government to investigate suspected terrorists quickly and without going through time-consuming bureaucratic channels. Th...
paper properly!...
Within 3 pages, the U.S.A. Patriot Act is analyzed for the reassurance it is supposed to provide to the American people and the su...
The Patriot Act, H.R. 3162 ENR, is one of the most controversial laws ever imposed on Americans. Passed by the House...
Abstract This paper examines some of the impacts the Patriot Act has had on our rights as US citizens....