Mary Thompson U07a1 The USA PATRIOT Act and Controversy February 24‚ 2013 Some of the key components of the USA Patriot Act are warrants without evidence‚ this gives the government agency the ability to look through people’s personal life without serving them warrant to search. Government agencies also use the legal action of distributing all evidence and facts gathered through searches‚ and they now have the authorization to use wiretaps on all forms of communications that have vital information
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tragic September day‚ the nation’s undergone a dramatic degenerating alteration where civil liberties continue to disappear from citizens. Just 45 days after the September 11 attacks‚ with virtually no debate‚ Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act on October 26th‚ 2001. This act expanded the surveillance powers of domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies. The controversy soon followed‚ claiming both full and partial violations of the Constitution and endangerments of civil liberties
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center is pentagon. Were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States in New York City and the Washington‚ D.C. areas on September 11‚ 2001. When the plan hit after that they can’t find the remains of the plane. Why patriot act was passed Administration in the frightening weeks after Sept 11 attack. Many Senator complained that they don’t have a lot of chance to read it much less analyze it‚ before having to vote. House hearings were held and a carefully constructed
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Technology Acts There were many advances in information technology that resulted in new ethical issues necessitating the creation of certain acts that the government had to implement. The two that will be discussed in this paper are the PATRIOT Act of 2001‚ and the Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970. Both of these acts were deemed necessary due to increasing terrorist threats for the PATRIOT Act‚ and for fairness in obtaining credit for the Fair Credit Reporting Act. US PATRIOT ACT‚ 2001 The
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Composition II December 1‚ 2012 PRIVACY VS. NAT. 2 The scope and nature of the problem is that after September 11‚ 2001 the government has enhanced its surveillance procedure to a frightening level. With one policy‚ “The USA Patriot Act-2001‚” the US government has effectively turned the United States of America into a police state. This policy gives the government run agencies the right to spy on its citizens. Agents can gather information by physically watching‚ or by other
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Safety Contemporary Public Safety Leadership PSF8601 USA Patriot Act I believe that ethics is very important in the public safety and should be considered heavily when planning operation‚ but I think that some polices that are established in the public safety sector‚ allows and promotes unethical behavior; for example the USA Patriot Act. The USA Patriot Act was passed by Congress as a response to the terrorist attacks of September 11‚ 2001. The Act allows federal officials greater authority in tracking
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The Patriot Act: Not Enough Power After the September 11th attacks‚ to help Americans cope with the fact that people actually attacked the United States‚ the government passed the Patriot Act to help give law enforcement an upper hand combating terrorism on American soil. Growing up in a family where everyone is involved in law enforcement listening to the stories about tracking down criminals and how police officers do not have enough power. When detain Americans indefinitely‚ the CCAPA gives
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attacks on the United States‚ Congress passed the US PATRIOT Act‚ also known as the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” Act‚ or more simply‚ the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act was created with the noble intention of finding and prosecuting international terrorists operating on American soil; however‚ the unfortunate consequences of the Act have been drastic. Many of the Patriot Act’s provisions are in clear violation of the U.S
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after September 11‚ 2001‚ the US passed the Patriot Act on October 26‚ 2001. The term USA Patriot is an acronym which stands for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (Zara Gelsey‚ p.473). This act allows the FBI to watch what people are doing. The USA Patriot Act gives the government too much power to invade privacy. This act may very well put our futures in jeopardy. The Patriot Act is a dangerous law. It is completely the opposite
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American government surveillance is the monitoring of a person or group‚ more often a suspect or criminal‚ by the American government or American security agencies. Government surveillance has always been a part of our society‚ but has increased drastically due to the uprise in terrorist attacks and public violence. Due to government surveillance and U.S. database intruders‚ innocent American citizens are being deprived of their privacy. Therefore‚ mass surveillance should be limited and not exceed
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