How Has 9/11 Changed Society

July 4, 1776 is when the thirteen colonies claimed independence from England which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Freedom of speech is when an individual is entitled to their opinion and their opinion only which ties into the government spying on us because it's not privacy anymore. The bill of rights plays a role in the situation because the fourth amendment describes that a person has the right to their own property and speech and anything that belongs to that person. September 11 in 2001 changed society because that was day when 19 militants were associated with the islamic terrorist group. They hijacked 4 aircrafts and targeted the United States. One aircraft crashed into the Pentagon right outside of D.C. and another one crashed in a …show more content…
There was less security at the airports but now the security is improved which has the government spying on us every day and observing for new threats or upcoming ones. The Patriot Act was signed by George W. Bush on October 26, 2001 and it was “Uniting and strengthening America by providing Appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism Act of 2001” After this act was signed then our security in the US has been up in the game and they spy on us via social media and phones or even text messages. I do think that the government should spy on people during our time due to us being in war with syria and we would not want another tragedy like 9/11. Spying on people can possibly take groups or people associated with terrorists groups shut down.

The Bill of Rights was started by James Madison which also