The Patriot Act The department of Justice (DOJ) has many different jobs to fulfill in regards to keeping our nation safe. But, the DOJ has one main priority, and that is to prevent future terrorist acts within the United States (US) , and when warranted outside of the US. In a post-9/11 world, meaning after the attacks on the US on September 11th, 2001, the Patriot Act, has played a key role in assisting the DOJ in preventing future acts of terrorism. The writer will examine the pros and cons of the Patriot Act, and overall the ethics behind establishing, and implementing the Patriot Act throughout this country.
New tools accessible from the Patriot Act
Before September 11th, 2001 (9/11) the United States Federal Government had methods of …show more content…
So, this in retrospect allows the right hand to know what the left hand is doing when it needs to know and when requested. All the agencies now can coordinate and share information and can gather information in many different ways. For example, the writer sees it that the Patriot act really enhances the governments’ surveillance techniques in four ways; one being record searches and how the government is able to look into the personal records of individuals activity section 215 of the Patriot Act allows the FBI to force anyone at all - including doctors, libraries, bookstores, universities, and Internet service providers - to turn over records on their clients or customers, two being intelligence (intel) searching and how the government gathers foreign intelligence without violating the fourth amendment, third secret searches and how the government in certain cases does not need to inform an owner of a certain property that they are searching the premises the government to conduct searches without notifying the subjects, at least until long after the search has been executed this means that the government can enter a house, apartment or office with a search warrant when the occupants are away, search through their property, take photographs, and in some cases even seize property - and not tell them until later, and lastly trace searches and how the government is able to find the origin of certain communications using a special variety of techniques for example the FBI can secretly conduct a physical search or wiretap on American citizens to obtain evidence of crime without proving probable cause, as the Fourth Amendment explicitly
New tools accessible from the Patriot Act
Before September 11th, 2001 (9/11) the United States Federal Government had methods of …show more content…
So, this in retrospect allows the right hand to know what the left hand is doing when it needs to know and when requested. All the agencies now can coordinate and share information and can gather information in many different ways. For example, the writer sees it that the Patriot act really enhances the governments’ surveillance techniques in four ways; one being record searches and how the government is able to look into the personal records of individuals activity section 215 of the Patriot Act allows the FBI to force anyone at all - including doctors, libraries, bookstores, universities, and Internet service providers - to turn over records on their clients or customers, two being intelligence (intel) searching and how the government gathers foreign intelligence without violating the fourth amendment, third secret searches and how the government in certain cases does not need to inform an owner of a certain property that they are searching the premises the government to conduct searches without notifying the subjects, at least until long after the search has been executed this means that the government can enter a house, apartment or office with a search warrant when the occupants are away, search through their property, take photographs, and in some cases even seize property - and not tell them until later, and lastly trace searches and how the government is able to find the origin of certain communications using a special variety of techniques for example the FBI can secretly conduct a physical search or wiretap on American citizens to obtain evidence of crime without proving probable cause, as the Fourth Amendment explicitly