Patriot Act Case Study

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 extensive measures although I do feel some restrictions are necessary.
Obviously searching through internet and phone records is a great tool to aid them in tracking terrorists, while seizing bank accounts holts funding for their activities. I suspect