time‚ lead by George W. Bush‚ took immediate action. The Patriot Act was enacted on October 26th‚ 2001‚ just forty-five days after the attacks‚ with the intent of lawfully allowing law enforcement more leeway when investigating terrorist organizations. Terrorism is detrimental and puts all members of society at risk. The United States government has gone to great lengths to protect its country from acts of terrorism. Invoking the US Patriots Act is an example of the lengths the American government will
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on September 11. That day will be remembered as one of the United States most important days in the history of America. Although that day had had a major impact on society‚ many other interesting and important things came from that year that made an infulence on society as we know today. January 20 2001‚ George W. Bush was sworn in to office‚ about nine months later he would be facing one of the country’s most horrific terriost attacks. For those who are unfamiliar with September 11 2001‚ this day
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The USA PATRIOT Act stands for “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism." This act was enacted 45 days after more than 3‚000 American lives were lost at the state of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The intended purpose of the act is to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world‚ to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools‚ and for other purposes. There are four primary initiatives of the act in improving
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poses a threat to our God-given freedoms protected by the U.S. Constitution." In the following viewpoint‚ John F. McManus claims that the USA Patriot Act‚ which was passed in response to the September 11‚ 2001‚ attacks on the United States‚ gives the president authority and powers that are not limited to the pursuit of terrorists. McManus warns that the act licenses snooping on U.S. citizens‚ including the seizure of business records‚ the collecting of e-mails‚ and the wiretapping of phone calls
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Effect of USA privacy Laws On September 11‚ 2001‚ terrorists attacked New York City’s World Trade Center towers. This was the first time since the Revolutionary War that America was attacked on its own soil. The attacks were unprecedented‚ and the government never saw it coming. For millions of Americans an unwanted new world order was coming in the days ahead‚ where even the most secure places in the country would be placed under tighter security and be in a lockdown type of situation. Because
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Case Study: The USA PATRIOT Act One of the most controversial policies to pass legislation within the United States congress with the approval of our president at the time‚ George W. Bush‚ was the USA PATRIOT Act. The USA PATRIOT Act is actually a acronym for the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. This Act reduced the restrictions‚ which now allowed the law the power to search various electronic communications records
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The government should violate a civil liberty provided by the constitution when it is for the safety of the country. As a result of the attacks on the date of 9/11‚ Congress passed the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act made the government’s ability to spy on individuals easier‚ but also weakened the checks and balances our country relies on. So in essence‚ the threat of terrorism against our country paved the way for violating one of our basic civil liberties under the fourth amendment of the
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Reading Objective: Chapter four Civil Liberties and Policy Objective 1: Understand the constitutional basis of civil liberties and the Supreme Court’s role in defining them. 1. Define the term "civil liberties." The legal constitutional protections against government. 2. What was the most important difference between the Supreme Court’s decision in Barron v. Baltimore and Gitlow v. New York? 3. Explain the importance of the Fourteenth Amendment. 4. What is the incorporation doctrine
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Pro Patriot Act There are many advantages for expanding governmental surveillance and investigative powers. For instance‚ there’s the possibility of gaining invaluable information for future attacks‚ and also the potential for targeting terrorists who may be responsible for such attacks. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)‚ “The FBI does not have to demonstrate probable cause‚ only declare it has “reasonable grounds” to suspect that library records may be relevant to an investigation
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The Patriot Act and the Homeland Security Act of the 21st Century Monique Watson CRJ422: Criminal Justice Capstone (BLM1408A) Instructor: Professor Tim Benford March 10‚ 2014 The tragedy of September 11 revealed vulnerability to violence by non-state actors within U.S. borders. This was something we never thought would happen again after Pearl Harbor‚ to be attacked on our own land. These terrorist lived among us‚ while plotting to destroy us‚ it lend the question
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