Besides this governmental change‚ there are also parts of the Patriot Act that are in contrast with the laws that are set in the US Constitution: The fourth amendment of the Constitution clarifies “the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated… or things to be seized”‚ while the Patriot Act reverses this right by enabling the government to “search and seize American’s papers
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the USA Patriot Act on Local Law Enforcement Teddilane Turner PSF8200 Advanced Research in Public Safety Issues‚ Theory‚ and Concepts This paper presents the topic selected for the final Public Safety Case Analysis Project‚ an overview of the USA Patriot Act‚ its impact on local law enforcement‚ and the potential for net widening. Congress reacted to the violation to our country on September 11‚ 2001 by passing the USA Patriot Act into law on October 26‚ 2001. (USA Patriot Act
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Short Response Islam 219 November 26‚ 2013 Homeland Insecurity: How Immigrant Muslims Naturalize America in Islam “Immigrants must feel at home not only in the privacy of their own homes but also in the culture of society.” (597) The Muslim population is rapidly increasing especially in the western world‚ from converts to those who originate from Islamic backgrounds. According to the article there are about six million Muslims in the United States of America. However‚ despite the common misbelieve
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Senate). The title of the act‚ USA PATRIOT Act‚ is an acronym for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. Since its historic passage there has been much debate on the constitutionality of the act. Some would claim the Legislative and Executive branches acted opportunistically and enacted a law that infringes on the rights of Americans. This paper‚ for sake of brevity‚ focuses on Section 213 of the Patriot Act‚ the “sneak and peak”
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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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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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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
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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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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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