Federal Acts and Social Justice – The Patriot Homeland Security Act’s On September 11‚ 2001‚ 2‚996 innocent people lost their lives and left more than 6‚000 others seriously wounded. This horrendous act of terrorism waged against the United States‚ on American soil‚ forever changed the country. After the initial disbelief and shock had subsided‚ the anger rose and turned into rage. American citizens were united and demanded action be taken to prevent such an event from ever occurring again. Hence
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USA Patriot Act Paper Nikki Peeler AJS/552 January 28‚ 2013 Shon Kuta USA Patriot Act Abstract September 11‚ 2001 America was changed forever. The United Stated felt the effects of terrorism and realized just how vulnerable we are as a nation. Having experienced such a horrific event forced our government to look at things more closely which brought about the USA Patriot Act. This allowed federal agents the ability to detain non-citizens while also monitoring such devices as email and
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USA PATRIOT Act: Title II – Privacy on the Line The terrorist attacks against America on September 11th‚ 2001 have dramatically changed the way in which America safeguards herself. Following the events of September 11th‚ Congress passed the ‘Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001’‚ abbreviated as the ‘USA PATRIOT Act’ and known simply as the ‘Patriot Act.’ The Act‚ aimed at updating both the Foreign Intelligence
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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
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Argumentative Research Paper The Patriot Act 12-10-08 Eng101:423 Argumentative Essay The Patriot Act America is based on two things: Blood and the Constitution. America is currently at war‚ fighting for our freedom. But what use is that if our Constitution‚ the very thing that grants us freedom‚ is no longer valid? Only five weeks after the September 11 attacks congress passed an act granting greater judicial power to information gathering agencies. The Patriot act‚ passed October 26 2001(New
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came under attack. Not only were numerous lives taken and changed forever‚ but the security of The U.S. was breached in a major way as well. Who would be held responsible? How would the President Respond? What would prevent this from happening again? Questions filled the minds of many Americans. While fear brought on the unity of an entire country‚ congress and The President were busy forming legislation that would alter the security and privacy of the American people. The PATRIOT Act‚ short
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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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Most people against the PATRIOT Act would say it is “unconstitutional” because it takes away our privacy‚ but what do you really have to hide? The law helps authorities to track down terror leads and dismantle plots before the public is in any danger. It focusses on terrorism and immigration‚ so why fear it? The basis for the PATRIOT Act is to balance out government power and keep the people safe. It is broken down into 5 main points to why we average civilians do not need to fear it‚ but rather
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The Patriot Act was enacted in October 2001 shortly after attacks from terrorists on the United States on September 11‚ 2001. The act gives Federal officials and state agencies greater authority and tools to investigate and track suspected terrorists with the goal of bringing them to trial. The attacks on the United Stated on September 11‚ 2001 were planned and carried out by 19 people affiliated with the al-Qaeda network. This group hijacked four commercial airlines with the intent to crash
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of America ’s core freedoms. Congress passed the USA Patriot Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) in 2001 just weeks after the attacks‚ with the intention of helping law enforcement act more effectively in investigating potential terrorists. However‚ this act may do more harm than good. Some groups‚ such as the American Library Association‚ state that the act infringes on Fourth Amendment rights guaranteed to us
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