Patriot

Following the attacks that occurred on 9/11, the United States government established the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act was put into place to ensure the safety of the citizens of the United States by enhancing the security of the country. The act revised the nation’s surveillance laws, expanding the government’s authority to look into the records of citizens. This law also reduced the judicial oversight, public accountability and the ability to challenge government searches in court. These…

most controversial title of the Patriot Act is Title II. This…

New England Patriots were involved in an allegation in which the team tampered footballs, making them deflated so it was easier to throw the football for the quarterback. The Indianapolis Colts were suspicious of this act, as their quarterback Andrew Luck tried to throw the ball as normal but failed to do so. This controversy, known as Deflategate, sparked tension between the NFL Association, teams, and players, wanting punishment for the current Super Bowl champions. Fans of the Patriots saw it…

The purpose of the creation of the patriot act was after a tragic event in the United States history. After the terrorist attack during the 11 September 2001, the government established the patriot act. This act was created to help protect the people by providing higher security measures for anything related to terrorism. It is questionable if this act is ethical based on how the government using the patriot act to prevent terrorism. The patriot act allows the government the right to check and…

terrorism a bill called The Patriot Act was passed to help fight terrorism. Since then problems have arrived with the passing of this bill, problems that lead to questioning the legitimacy of The Patriot Act. If The Patriot Act was justified, then Edward Snowden would not have had to do what he did. The United States needs supervision while enforcing The Patriot Act to make sure the right of every citizen is protected and that they do not overstep their boundaries. The Patriot Act is an act that…

Terrorism Act (USA Patriot Act), which was passed on October 24, 2001(“USA PATRIOT Act Sec. 213” 212-215). The USA Patriot Act caused an impact over the years since the act was passed because there has been discussion as to whether the USA Patriot Act violated the rights written out in the Bill of Rights. Most believe…

granted federal law enforcement extremely broad and sweeping powers for prosecuting many crimes that don’t involve terrorism, in particular drug trafficking. Many of the provisions within the PATRIOT ACT had been specifically rejected by Congress before 9/11, but very few people, if anyone, actually read the PATRIOT Act as it had been changed in the middle of the night before voting. Our justice system is based upon a simple constitutional tenet. The government must have a reasonable…

secure the country properly. The Patriot Act is a “vital weapon in fighting terrorism” in the sense that if there was no Patriot Act then the government wouldn’t be able to see everything that is discussed over a phone call, text message or e-mail and this could be dangerous to the people no matter if they like it or not because these are the things that save America from other tragedies. (“The New York Times Company”) 9/11 was such an unimaginable act of terrorism that opened everybody's eyes…

The USA PATRIOT (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001) Act was enacted by Congress in 2001 in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and “vastly expanded the government's authority to spy on its own citizens, while simultaneously reducing checks and balances … and the ability to challenge government searches in court”, (ACLU, 2010). The act permits investigators to conduct searches, authorizes…

Blamey English 10 July 17, 2016 The Patriots The Patriots’ punishment for allegedly deflating the footballs during the Super Bowl is wrong because the balls were only deflated in the first half of the game, all professional sports teams cheat, and because the Patriots were the overall better team. In the 2014 Super Bowl against the Indianapolis Colts, the New England Patriots were accused of fixing the game to their advantage. There was evidence that the Patriots did indeed cheat, but there…