Patriot Act Errorism

Everyone remembers the horrific tragedy that happened on September 11, 2001. Remembering Americans turning on their television and seeing two American airlines being flown into the World Trade Center in New York City and one into the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Over 3,000 people died in the catastrophic. The 9/11 disaster left the nation to mourn and grief, but the unity and patriotism got stronger. To prevent further terrorist attacks from happening on the U.S. again, President George Bush pushed Congress to pass the Patriot Act. The USA Patriot Act stands for (U)niting and (S)trengthening (A)merica by (P)roviding (A)ppropriate (T)ools (R)equired to (I)ntercept and (O)bstruct (T)errorism. The Patriot Act was signed into law on October
That is why so many Americans oppose the Patriot Act. In the article “ With or Without the Patriot Act, Here’s How the NSA Can Still Spy on Americans” by Jason M. Breslow tells how the government can still access private information without the Patriot Act. In 2008, congress passed an amendment called FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) amendment. The amendment states that the government has authority to access popular Internet sites and collect communications of users. The amendment is geared towards non-citizens of the U.S., but the program can pick up communications between citizens and non-citizens living the U.S. In the article “Patriot Act Pros and Cons,” it states that the Patriot Act has improved the nation. The Patriot Act supports victims in terrorist attacks. The act issues new funding for families of victims of terrorist attacks. It helps them to recover from the damage the terrorist attack has put on their families. The Act has improved protection by giving law enforcement the tools they need to protect against terrorist. Since the Patriot Act has been signed into law it has resulted in to nearly 400 convictions of terrorist-related