The Patriot Act
Protecting America Is Not Illegal
Not too long ago, there were 19 supposedly normal law abiding immigrants that lived normal lives, went to normal schools, and lived in normal homes. Yet everything we thought we knew about these people was wrong. On September 11th of 2001, these 19 “normal” men hijacked four airplanes and used them as terrible weapons. The iconic twin towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington DC were unfortunately brought down and reduced to rubble because of this heinous act. In the wake of 9/11, a national crisis occurred as everyone was left frightened. It soon became clear that it was time to institute newer, stricter laws to prevent an attack of this scale on US soil ever again. On October of 2001, the Patriot Act was signed into place. It granted government agencies more authority to …show more content…
First of all, the Patriot Act has been of great help to authorities in intercepting terrorism. Lamar Smith, a Texas Congressman who has served in the US congress since 1987, points out that “The Act allows law enforcement officials to conduct investigations without tipping off terrorists. In some cases, criminals tipped off early in an investigation flee, destroy evidence, intimidate or kill witnesses, cut off contact with associates, or take other action to evade arrest” (Smith). In simpler words, the Patriot Act is of great help in preventing terrorist attacks. Prior to the Patriot Act, many terrorists when confronted would already be long gone because they knew the authorities were suspecting them. As a result, arresting terrorists in some cases took longer time. The Patriot Act fixed this issue. Now,
Not too long ago, there were 19 supposedly normal law abiding immigrants that lived normal lives, went to normal schools, and lived in normal homes. Yet everything we thought we knew about these people was wrong. On September 11th of 2001, these 19 “normal” men hijacked four airplanes and used them as terrible weapons. The iconic twin towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington DC were unfortunately brought down and reduced to rubble because of this heinous act. In the wake of 9/11, a national crisis occurred as everyone was left frightened. It soon became clear that it was time to institute newer, stricter laws to prevent an attack of this scale on US soil ever again. On October of 2001, the Patriot Act was signed into place. It granted government agencies more authority to …show more content…
First of all, the Patriot Act has been of great help to authorities in intercepting terrorism. Lamar Smith, a Texas Congressman who has served in the US congress since 1987, points out that “The Act allows law enforcement officials to conduct investigations without tipping off terrorists. In some cases, criminals tipped off early in an investigation flee, destroy evidence, intimidate or kill witnesses, cut off contact with associates, or take other action to evade arrest” (Smith). In simpler words, the Patriot Act is of great help in preventing terrorist attacks. Prior to the Patriot Act, many terrorists when confronted would already be long gone because they knew the authorities were suspecting them. As a result, arresting terrorists in some cases took longer time. The Patriot Act fixed this issue. Now,