“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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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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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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Back in the beginning stages of the War on Terrorism‚ President Bush enacted the Patriot Act. This allowed the government to spy on citizens‚ monitoring their activities in order to discern whether or not someone is a terrorist. It brought about changes in law enforcement that allowed agencies to search phones‚ financial records‚ etc. The National Defense Authorization Act greatly expands the power and scope of the federal government to fight the War on Terror‚ including codifying into law the indefinite
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and will only find out years later was that The Patriot Act will violate their Fourth Amendment rights down the road and that all American citizens and not just those suspected of committing a crime will be a target of this surveillance program. The Patriot Act gave law enforcement several authorities they did not have before to perform their job with less hassles (such as officers had to obtain multiple warrants in multiple jurisdictions‚ The Act provides that warrants can be obtained in any district
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As time surges on so does the bitterness between countries. 1797 marks a commemorative year as the "XYZ Affair" later launched a series of acts that created tension throughout the country. The Alien and Sedation Acts of 1798 not only oppressed the freedom of aliens wanting to become citizens in the country‚ but broaden conflicts between the Federalist and Republican parties‚ and the beginnings of a break in the government. The two political parties of Federalists and Republicans differed to a
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Research Essay on: The impact of the Anti-Terrorism Act on the Muslims and Arabs in Canada The Anti-terrorism Act in Canada and its effects on the Muslim and Arabic communities September 11‚ 2001 marked a catastrophic change not only in American society but in every western state including Canada. The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon have had a ripple effect‚ spreading to the entire world and terrifying thousands of people. Following
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the government tried its best to influence citizens to take part in the war effort. This caused social‚ political‚ and economic impacts on the United States. During the war‚ opinions were‚ for the most part‚ positive. Or were they? Due to the Sedition Act of 1918 in document 3‚ anyone who spoke out in a negative manner‚ represented the United States in any way but favorable‚ or showed any sort of support for enemies of the United States could be fined up to ten thousand dollars and/or sentenced
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HSM 311: Ethics of Homeland Security The USA PATRIOT Act Justification of Survaillence May 9‚ 2011 The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act‚ better known as the USA PATRIOT Act‚ or simply the PATRIOT Act was introduced on October 24‚ 2001‚ only 45 days after the devastating terrorists attacks of 9/11. It passed nearly unanimously‚ with only one person total in both the House or Representatives and the Senate voting
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The Sedition Acts: Was Eugene Debs Rightly Convicted? In 1919‚ the Supreme Court erroneously ruled the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918 were constitutional under Schenck v. United States.1 This was a false premise and those convicted under these acts‚ including Eugene Debs‚ were tried under an unconstitutional law. The unconstitutional nature of the law aside‚ the Supreme Court failed to properly interpret the Sedition Act under which he was convicted. The Sedition Act
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