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    quickly passed the USA PATRIOT Act‚ also known as the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” Act. The Patriot Act‚ as it is more commonly referred to‚ was created with the goal of providing government agencies the tools to seek out and prosecute any terrorists planning an attack within the country. Unfortunately for the American people‚ Congress was indifferent to the fact that many provisions of the Patriot Act were a violation

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    10/19/2014 Civil Liberties or Security? Just 6 weeks after the attacks on 9/11‚ the Bush Administration put forth an act to help protect and ensure the United States from any further international terrorist attacks that may penetrate U.S. soil. Known as the PATRIOT ACT or “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism‚” Act‚ It had been proposed and created with the wise intentions to find and intercept terrorists operating on American soil

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    enacted the Patriot Act‚ largely expanding the governments reach in national security. The Department of Justice’s first responsibility is to prevent future terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. Since the attacks on September 11th‚ the Patriot Act has played a tremendous role in our government‚ often being the leading role in successful operations to protect innocent civilians from the plans of terrorists. Basically the Congress took laws that were already laws and modified them into the Patriot Act to make

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    Back in the beginning stages of the War on Terrorism‚ President Bush enacted the Patriot Act. This allowed the government to spy on citizens‚ monitoring their activities in order to discern whether or not someone is a terrorist. It brought about changes in law enforcement that allowed agencies to search phones‚ financial records‚ etc. The National Defense Authorization Act greatly expands the power and scope of the federal government to fight the War on Terror‚ including codifying into law the indefinite

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    Should Congress have enacted the patriot act to combat terrorism and protect citizens after 9/11/2001‚ or was it an extreme measure of legislation that violated our civil liberties? As a patriotic citizen‚ I feel as though sacrifices are necessary when large-scale devastation occurs. So‚ yes‚ they should have enacted the patriot act which allowed them to invade our privacy and impose unusual treatment of suspected terrorists at that time. Furthermore‚ as long as ISIS is a threat they should use

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    “I believe the Patriot Act strikes the right balance needed to protect our freedom and security” (Bill Owens). This Act makes it easier for the government to identify terrorist. It strengthens our national security and lessens terrorism. It also allowed information to be shared between government officials. The Patriot Act is needed to identify terrorist‚ unite government officials and strengthen the national security of the United States of America. Public safety is much more important than our

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    United States on September 11‚ 2001‚ many Americans were fearful of what the future held. Enacted as a response to those attacks‚ and as a way to re-instill a sense of security to the nation‚ American legislators worked to pass the USA Patriot Act of 2001. The Patriot Act appropriately made changes to other U.S. laws to combat terrorism‚ however it also established measures that may potentially hinder the rights of those it was designed to protect‚ sparking controversy regarding privacy and governmental

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    The Patriot Act and the Homeland Security Act of the 21st Century Monique Watson CRJ422: Criminal Justice Capstone (BLM1408A) Instructor: Professor Tim Benford March 10‚ 2014 The tragedy of September 11 revealed vulnerability to violence by non-state actors within U.S. borders. This was something we never thought would happen again after Pearl Harbor‚ to be attacked on our own land. These terrorist lived among us‚ while plotting to destroy us‚ it lend the question

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    Watching You The Patriot Act and The Department of Homeland Security both correspond with George Orwell’s 1984. Even though The Patriot Act and The Department of Homeland Security were both created after the year 1984‚ there are quite a few similarities between them and the book. George Orwell’s 1984 is connected to The Patriot Act because both governments operate in a similar fashion and The Department of Homeland Security because they both have a way of monitoring people. The USA Patriot Act was signed

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    own soil. So‚ congress passed a law known as the U.S.A Patriot Act. U.S A Patriot is a 10 letter acronym for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. This allowed the N.S.A (national security agency) to gain information of individual citizens or groups of individuals by using library records‚ phone calls and other surveillance. Recently‚ on January 1st of 2015 the Patriot Act has expired. Many members of government are stuck in

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