Everyone has rights according to the US Constitution. The Patriot Act takes away those rights. The rights to have freedom of association, privacy and more. Rights are being threaten. The Patriot act has taken things way too far which led to many cons. The Patriot Act was passed on October 26, 2001 with a little debate by Members of Congress. Some of them didn’t even read the bill. The Patriot Act let’s say is the opposite of the Bill of Rights. It’s mostly objects to its amendments. For example, Amendment IV states that people have the right against unreasonable searches but on the Patriot Act they remove that right because they want to make sure you are not a terrorist. Many men and women have been interrogated based on their religion or
