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Submitted by Cronos on December 6, 2005
Category: Social Issues
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The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 was passed soon after September 11, 2001, in an attempt to prevent subsequent terrorist acts. The act is a controversial issue because it requires U.S. citizens to sacrifice privacy and civil liberties for the sake of national security. Some feel that the sacrifices are necessary for preventing further attacks, and others feel that the act violates our constitutional rights and therefore the act should be repealed.
Because of all the controversy surrounding the USA PATRIOT Act, I would like to find out the rationale behind each side of the debate and to try to figure out whether or not the act is in violation of our constitutional rights. What are the actual limitations set out in the act? Are they worth sacrificing civil liberties?
My intended audience is anyone who is concerned about his or her civil liberties and anyone who is uneducated about the PATRIOT Act, and would like to know how he or she will be affected.
The USA PATRIOT Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) was passed with the intent of preventing terrorist crimes against Americans. It provides the US Government with more powers with the intent of reaching such ends. The act provides extensive government authority in the realm of the Internet. Countless pieces of information are passed over the Internet each day, and surely some of these e-mails, message board postings, instant messages, and such, may have something to do with terrorism. In the wake of 9/11, President Bush no doubt wanted to investigate such electronic communications to help in intelligence-gathering as a preventive measure against terrorism. The Department of Justice (2003) says that the act updates the law to reflect new technologies and, accordingly, new threats. It portrays the act as highly beneficial to the welfare of the public, providing an example of provisions giving hacking...
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