The USA Patriot Act, also known as "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism" was a rushed act passed 45 days after the devastating terrorist attack on the twin towers September 11th, 2001. It was composed with the intention of finding and prosecuting international terrorists on American soil, but consequently violated the constitution. In addition, the Patriot act allows surveillance on all emails, internet, and cell phones to try and catch terrorists. Regardless, the act ended up having more power than primarily planned as stated in the CNN debate on the patriot act. America was founded on the principle of individual liberties and the pursuit of happiness in the context
This act increased the federal powers imposed on the citizens in order to help their efforts towards investigating terrorists. These powers included telephone taps, internet taps, voice mail, grand jury information, immigration, money laundering, and crime. While these powers made it easier for the government to track down possible suspects of terrorism, it interfered with the people’s right to privacy. All the provisions under the Patriot Act can be used on the citizens with the approval of a court order. Furthermore, it interfered with the Fourth Amendment.
Introduction Signed into law on 26 October 2001, the US Patriot Act was meant to strengthen security controls and provide Americans with an opportunity to act in the defense of their freedom. Caused by the September 11 terrorist attacks, this rule was intended to help Americans protect themselves from future similar strikes. However, since its enactment 16 years ago, this legislation has provided a veil with which impunity and civil rights violators can hide behind as they perpetrate crime in the name of national security. The act augmented safety and intelligence agencies' powers to acquire confidential information.
The United States of America made a Patriot Act which it was signed by President George W. Bush with the Act of Congress on October 26, 2001. It was titled a ten-letter backronym that stands for “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001”. In the essay will bring up defending or advocating the merits of the Patriot Act. Secondly, will talk about does the Patriot Act falls within the purview of the U.S. Constitution. Lastly, will talk about the suggest methods with the perceived racial/religious bias.
The moment that the Twin Towers fell in New York, America became destined for change. In the wake of these attacks, the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 was quickly passed through congress, and signed by then-president, George W. Bush. The act itself gives the FBI and other government agencies the ability to do and use certain methods, many of which are already used by other law enforcement organizations, to help prevent future terrorist attacks. Since then, this piece of legislation has been the center of much debate and controversy. But, there is ample reason to believe that the Patriot Act is needed and effective.
I also lay out important realities of the law, including how it is being used, and examine whether the intrusions it imposes on American citizens are reasonable. I also discuss the backlash against the law. I conclude with a discussion on the likely future of the law and implications of the law for the criminal justice discipline. The main purpose of the paper is to thoroughly summarize and critically analyze the USA PATRIOT Act, for the benefit of those working in the discipline of criminal justice – who have, as of the current day largely ignored the law. The USA PATRIOT Act stands for "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism.
The Patriot act when passed it was overlooked, rushed and it did hinder our rights and privacy, however at that time who was thinking about their right and privacy when such an act had just happened. I was in high school when the Patriot Act went into law and all I cared was to make sure that the people that planned the attack get what they deserved for killing so many Americans. Maybe, they waited for the time that the American people were vulnerable to pass the Patriot Act, because they knew it wasn’t going to get everyone’s attention. Now, that a lot of people know how the Patriot Act works and how it has been used, we the American people want it gone or to have a better supervision so that individuals with malicious intent wont misuse it
Seventeen years ago, the United States and her people weren’t officially in any war or conflicts. Very few citizens had even heard of Al-Qaeda or Osama Bin Laden, and ISIL was not even a blip on her radar. America’s involvement in middle eastern affairs and the War on Terror – a reaction to the 9/11 terror attacks – created a drastic change in our nation’s political and social landscape. The aftermath of the attacks forced America to reevaluate their ideas regarding, safety and privacy. After the attacks of September 11th, the laws and regulations that have since passed have drastically improved national security, although the reduction in privacy, effects on foreign relations, and the lasting consequences of the War on Terror have had negative
Critics of the PATRIOT Act claim that with too much power, comes corruption. The PATRIOT Act gave new powers to the United States Intelligence community in which is made up of 17 agencies. Some of the most notable are the National Security Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of State, Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies. The Patriot Act enabled international and domestic surveillance of electronic communications; it also removed legal barriers that had blocked law enforcement, intelligence, and defense agencies from sharing information about potential terrorist threats and coordinating efforts to respond to them. Many critics of the PATRIOT Act raised concerns surrounding
Do you have a phone? Chances are you do. Would you be surprised if I said that people can view close to anything on your phone, computer, or any electronic device, without you knowing? The NSA (National Security Agency) listens to phone calls, looks at texts, and checks emails from over 300 million people, without them knowing. And the worst part: it is perfectly legal.
America has passed a lot of laws and acts to uphold those laws but sometimes we aren’t too sure if those laws were necessary. When the government passed the Espionage and Sedition Acts, we were in a time of war. When Executive Order 9066 was issued, we were still in a time of war. The USA Patriot Act was passed at a time where war could have been around the corner. The Espionage Act was passed in 1917, the year America entered into World War 1.
In 2001 after the tragedy of 9/11 President George W. Bush passed the PATRIOT Act. The act is supposed to protect Americans from future terrorist attacks, but what it's actually doing is defying most principles this country was founded upon. Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act enables the FBI and the NSA to listen to the phone records of millions of Americans. Not only is the government invading the privacy of millions, but the way it's being done is illegal. The government is invading on the personal lives of people who have never been suspected of being a terrorist.
At point in the United States, everyone had their day in court. They were innocent until proven guilty and their rights to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and the United States Constitution were honored. Then it all changed. On the morning of September 11, 2001, The United States was attacked in New York and Washington D.C. where over 3,000 innocent Americans died at the hands of terrorists who preached a message of death to the west. It was then that the United States collectively agreed to send troops into the Middle East and engage in what would be known as the longest have been more numerous throughout the world.
I am in favor of the patriot ACT. I know many people think, it is kind of violation of the privacy, but the patriot ACT make the U.S. a better place to live. There are countries, which try to do some damage to the U.S., and they will do anything to accomplish it. The patriot ACT made it easier for the law enforcement whenever they needed to arrest someone, whether is a drug dealer, a terror organization or someone who tries to make some damages through technology. These acts can have huge impact on the people and the society, law enforcement should act faster than the enemies in order to get them before they get what they want.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows U.S. intelligence agencies to acquire foreign intelligence information by monitoring foreign persons in the USA and abroad. This act ensures that intelligence agencies can respond in time to terminate a security threat. The most important part of this act, the Section 702 forbids deliberate monitoring of US citizens and their communication. Technically NSA has been violating this act ever since it has been enacted in 2008 because, as we know, they have been monitoring all US citizenry.
