the USA Patriot Act was developed in efforts to protect better the Nation. The title of the Act stands for, “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” Intelligence, communications, and privacy laws were modified to ensure that securities could not easily become breached. The act authorizes investigators to use tools that were previously accessible to prevent future crimes from occurring. Many individuals associate the Patriot…
government to tell Mayfield that his home was secretly searched allowed by a special court order that was authorized for intelligence purposes (Abramson, 2005). According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the search was an abuse of the Patriot Act masking a search for evidence to use in a criminal…
writing the book sixty seven years ago never knew his predictions would be so close to becoming true. His predictions of the government spying on its people can be compared to today's “Patriot Act” in the United States Of America. The Patriot Act was step forward after the horrible nine eleven terrorist attack. The patriot act was created by president bush (Leithauser, 1). This was his first attempt to protect the U.S.A. from future terrorist attacks (Kollar, 7). The act had many different…
If you’re looking for the epitome of sports dynasties, the Boston Celtics, and the New England Patriots are two of the most recognizable. These two franchises dominated their respective sports: the Celtics for basketball, and the Patriots for American football. Whether you love them or hate them, you can’t deny that they are amazing organizations with a knack of winning. I will now go through the similarities and differences of these two dynasties. Both are centralized in the heart of…
The Patriot Act can sound scary. This idea that this big monitering, force, knows everything about you, and can access all of your information at the click of a button. Thats a power that can be easily abused. But has it been? Has it hurt anyone? If anyone has been hurt by this act its the terrorists that are coinsiding to help destroy this country. If anyone has been hurt, its the criminals and vandals that run rampant in this country. If anyone has been hurt, it is most certainly not, the…
The Patriot Act (which was supposedly intended to protect the innocent citizens of america from “harmful” terrorists) was enacted just one short month after a series of terrorist attacks took place, including the 9/11 attack and the anthrax mailing at the Senate building in Washington. Congress was scared into believing that the only possible solution to preventing this from happening again would be to vote for an act that seemed like the smart political move at the time (only when explained by…
Prior to the enactment of the Patriot Act, law enforcement and intelligence agencies immensely lacked the ability to share information. The effectiveness, improvement and development among the intelligence operations was initiated when all aspects of government were synchronized, positively impacting the scope and quality of our national security, leading to endless possibilities. The USA Patriot Act of 2001, significantly changed the fundamental framework for the federal law enforcement, which…
Just forty-five days after the terrorist attacks of September 11, Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act, also known as the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. This act was created with the intention to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, and to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (The United States Department of Treasury, n.d.). Due to this rapid implementation, many…
9/11, the US government was afraid an attack would happen again. So in a panic, the USA PATRIOT Act was passed in the Senate on October 25 2001, just 45 days after the attack with a vote of 98:1. The USA PATRIOT Act stands for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. The purpose behind its name was that it deemed anyone who violated the PATRIOT Act unpatriotic or a traitor to the United States. Its intent was to give the…
The New England Patriots are currently 7-1 and are tied for the best record in the NFL. Even though it is only the midway point of the season, the Patriots still sit atop the AFC East with a 3 game lead and are currently the number 1 seed in the AFC along with being atop most NFL power rankings. Since week 5, Tom Brady has returned to the starting lineup for the Pats and has torched the league for 12 touchdowns and 0 interceptions in 4 games. Along with the return of Brady was the return of…