US Patriot Act Essays and Term Papers
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Patriot Act
The USA Patriot Act is very important to everyone in the United States of America. There are many people that are anti-patriot act because they feel it infringes on there constitutional rights. At the same time, there are enormous amounts of people that are pro-patriot act putting the safety of the home front as their number one priority. This act was very instrumental in giving our intelligence agencies the tools necessary to intercept terrorist messages
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Patriot Act 2: The Domestic Security Enhancement Act
Patriot Act 2: The Domestic Security Enhancement Act After the horrendous terrorist attack on the New York Trade Center a new Bill was passed by congress shortly after September 11, 2004. This bill is known as The Domestic Security Enhancement Act also called Patriot Act 2. This bill was designed as a follow-up to the USA Patriot Act to work in increasing government surveillance, detention and other law enforcement powers while reducing basic checks and
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Usa - the Patriot Act
The Patriot Act was enacted in October 2001 shortly after attacks from terrorists on the United States on September 11, 2001. The act gives Federal officials and state agencies greater authority and tools to investigate and track suspected terrorists with the goal of bringing them to trial. The attacks on the United Stated on September 11, 2001 were planned and carried out by 19 people affiliated with the al-Qaeda network. This group hijacked four
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Patriot Act
"We're dealing with terrorists who operate by highly sophisticated methods and technologies, some of which were not even available when our existing laws were written. The bill before me accounts for the new realities and dangers posed by modern terrorists. It will help law enforcement to identify, dismantle, disrupt, and punish terrorists before they strike," (President George W. Bush at signing of Patriot Act, 2001). The terrorists of today cannot be reasoned with. We must
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The Patriot Act
The Patriot Act The Patriot Act is a bill that was passed in the wake of 9/11/01. Not even two months after the horrific event which we all know as 911, the bill was passed with great haste and secrecy. The bill was passed on October 26, 2001. The bill was passed to raise the security of the country. Sadly many speculate that most of the members in congress did not even read the
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Patriot Act
Patriot Act The many precautions the government has taken to prevent terrorist attacks has breached the amendments in order to stop the hate acts against America. It was unclear to the people how bad hatred was for the United States until the terrorists attacks of 9/11. The destruction of the terrorist attack brought citizens into fear. The measure the government has taken to protect the United States has also put some people into fear. Fear
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The Patriot Act: How Necessary Is It?
The Patriot Act: How Necessary is It? The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-56), also known as the US Patriot Act was passed by President Bush in September of 2001. The Patriot Act gives government officials both domestic and international legal clearances to wire tap electronic communications, related to terrorism. It also eliminates the checks and balances that previously gave courts
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The Patriot Act
The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act, better known as the Patriot Act, was created in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The act greatly increased the surveillance and investigational power of all law enforcement agencies in the United States. The government developed the act in the hopes of putting a speedy end to terrorism, in turn Americans everywhere would have to
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The Patriot Act
The Patriot Act Extremism in the defense of either security or liberty in not a virtue. On September 11th, 2001 events occurred on the east coast of the United States that shook the foundation of America and the freedom it stands for to its core. The terrorist attacks not only killed thousands of innocent people of many different nationalities and races, it also changed the way that Americans thought. The tragedies shocked and terrified the
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The Patriot Act
Kerrie Jones A.p. Lang. & Comp. Pd. 3(G) The Patriot Act "After 9/11, people were very frightened and upset about what had happened but now they are recognizing that safety and constitutional rights are not mutually exclusive " (FBI needs to reel in). This is probably how they felt when they created the patriot act that they had to do something. They had to do something to find the terrorists so that everyone would be
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The Usa Patriot Act
The USA PATRIOT Act The United States of America is a country that is based upon a principle of balancing the rights of an individual, while still preserving public order. The U.S. Constitution (specifically the Bill of Rights) guarantees every American certain Individual rights. Some of these rights include; freedom from unreasonable search and seizures, a right to due process of law, and protection against cruel and unusual punishment (The 4th, 5th and 8th Amendments).
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Patriot Act Fact of the Day
April 19, 2005 PATRIOT ACT FACT OF THE DAY: In passing the Patriot Act, Congress established standards in oversight for the use of the Act's provisions. For example, Section 1001 of the Patriot Act requires the inspector general of the Department of Justice to determine and report to Congress civil liberties violations. Florida U.S. Attorney Defends PATRIOT Act In a letter to the Florida Times Union, U.S. Attorney Paul Perez explains the success of the
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Where Do You Stand on the Usa Patriot Act?
Freedom in the United States has become increasingly constricted since 2001. Not only did the terrorist attacks of September 11 have a drastic effect on the U.S. economy, but our nation's response has tested the limits of 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
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Patriot Act
U.S. Patriot Act After the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centers, America realized just how big of a threat terrorism posed. The good people of the United States wanted our government to protect them and their loved ones from future attacks. The ability for the government to perform these duties required special tools, which were supplied in the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. So
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Patriot Act
I feel that the Patriot Act was a necessary, although hasty, effort to secure our nation. The measures it provides for are, at appearance, an erosion of our civil liberties, but a closer examination reveals that the act seeks to preserve our freedoms. I must state that there some sections of the Act that I do not feel are relevant to national security or terrorism, but the overall nature of the Act I agree with.
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Pros and Cons of Patriot Act
Pros and Cons of Patriot Act 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). The events of
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Patriot Act
The “Patriot Act” In the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Congress sprang into action. Within a month, U.S. lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the USA Patriot Act of 2001, giving law enforcement and intelligence agent’s broader authority to fight terrorists operating in the United States. Signed into law by the President on October 26, the Patriot Act is designed to fight terrorism on several fronts. First, it gives the U.S. government authority
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Compare and Contrast the Sedition Act and the Patriot Act
Benjamin Franklin once said, “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” The American people have always fought to retain their right of free speech; but one must ask what are we sacrificing with this protection? The time period during the creation of the Sedition Acts was a time of suspicion and fear in the United States. The government enacted laws to ensure the
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Discretionary Authority and the Patriot Act
Discretionary Authority and the Patriot Act Americans today are living in times of great uncertainty and fear of terror. We are living in times where not only do we have to fear terror from international terrorists, we also have to fear those who reside in our own country such as gang members, murderers, drug dealers, rapists and many more. Although these types of terrorists have always been apart of our nation, the complacency of Americans
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The U.S.A. Patriot Act
The U.S.A. Patriot Act Freedom is the basis of the American government. Our country was born because of men and women who fought the tyranny and oppression of the British government. Now it seems we have once again come into an age where individual freedoms are being restricted and tyranny seems likely. I speak of the U.S.A. Patriot act. This one act threatens not only the American ideal, but democracy as a whole. While many
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Pros and Cons on the Patriot Act
USA Patriot Act This Act may be cited as the "Uniting and Strengthening America Act" by providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism. President Bush signed the Patriot Act on October 29, 2001. It passed and with no debate voted on; many members of congress did not fully read the act. Due to the anthrax scare many Congressman did not have access to their offices. Attorney General John Ashcroft silenced any debate by
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Patriot Employer Act
Title: Patriot Employment Act Central Idea: To persuade people to understand that even if Obama wins the Patriot Employer act must not pass. It will lead to the evitable downfall of the US economy. I also hope my speech shows the audience the importance of not just looking at the candidate but also exploring his plans and critically analyzing it. Specific Purpose: To inform and persuade people against the Patriot Employer act. Introduction I. With
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The Intolerable Acts - the Effects of the Intolerable Acts on the American Revolution
The Intolerable Acts The Effects of the Intolerable Acts on the American Revolution Throughout the eighteenth century, tension between the bold and ambitious American colonists and the British Parliament increased drastically. This tension led to harbored resentment towards the Parliament and was mainly a result of a feeling of violation from the British on the new American citizens. The colonists felt themselves to be every bit the equals of those living in Britain, although they
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The Clean Water Act of 1977
As swans drift with the current on a secluded lake in upper Canada they think not of the water they are in but of dreams of the past and wants for the future. On the other hand, seals off the coast of Northern California fear for their lives every day of humans exploiting their natural habitat. Many things can endanger water born animals, and most all of these come directly from humans. The pollutants of
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Were the Alien and Sedition Acts in America's Best Interest?
In 1798, four laws were enacted by the Federalist run U.S. Congress. The four laws were thought to be in response to the hostile actions of the French Revolutionary government on the seas and in the councils of diplomacy, also know as the XYZ affair. This was what people thought the four laws were for, when the real purpose for the passing of them was a plan designed to destroy Thomas Jefferson's Democratic-Republican Party. The
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