The Fourth Amendment is always a subject of controversy in national defense and law enforcement, and the constitutional protections of liberty, property, and privacy attribute to solidifying America’s greatness. If I had to choose among the three, I value privacy among all three rights. Recently, the privacy of Americans has been subjected to intrusions demonstrated through crisis legislation like the Patriot Act. Many people believe politicians and lawmakers’ coerced the American people through the belief that sacrificing their privacy would prevent future terrorist acts (Welch, 2015). The Patriot Act reshaped the methods and collection techniques of government ordered surveillance (Welch, 2015). The Patriot Act enabled the government
