USA PATRIOT Act

2001 terrorists hijacked four american passenger planes, crashing them and killing almost 3,000 people (“September 11, 2001”). This tragedy concerned the government, so just weeks after the attack, an act was passed to punish and prevent terrorist acts and make law enforcement investigations better. The act is the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct 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…

After the 2001 Terrorist attacks in September, 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…

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…

The USA Patriot Act was passed just a short six weeks after the 9/11 attacks which revealed great haste and secrecy among the federal laws. The act has riddled with flaws and has greatly compromised out fundamental freedoms. According to the Virginia Bill of Rights Coalition, they feel that “the Act may constitute a greater danger for America;” but what does that mean for our future? The USA Patriot Act was passed in 2001 after the 9/11 bombing attacks of the Twin Towers and was mainly…

The Impacts of the USA-PATRIOT ACT on American Society Dung Pham Valencia College This paper was prepared for U.S Government course taught by Professor Michaela Fazecas “Why are there so many recording devices on the street?” Has this kind of question ever crossed your mind? Have you ever asked yourself when you have to take off your shoes and electrical devices and step into a scanning box at the airport? The answer is the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate…

The USA Patriot Act does violate the civil liberties. Section 215 of the act has been controversial. The USA PATRIOT ACT violates the civil liberties in several ways. The FBI can use wiretaps and monitor citizens use of the internet, and public libraries without sticking to the probable cause standard set for warrants by the fourth amendment. According to the fourth amendment it says the government cannot manage a search without acquiring a warrant and showing probable cause to believe that the…

The USA Patriot Act is a ten letter acronym for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. This act was passed in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the world trade center. It was an act of congress that passed six weeks after on October 26, 2001. This was signed into law by George W. Bush. The Patriot Act was passed almost unanimously by the senate with a vote of 98 to 1 and it passed in the house 357 to…

Alberto Gonzalez an early advocate of the controversial USA Patriot Act. During Gonzalez' tenure the justice department and the Federal Bureau were accused of improperly, and perhaps illegally, us9ing the patriot act to uncover personal information about US citizens. raised the possibility that New York Times journalists could be prosecuted for publishing classified information based on the outcome of the criminal investigation underway into leaks to the Times of data about the National Security…

The Significance Of The USA Patriot Act And The Effect On American Society Today The United States of America took a devastating blow on September 11, 2001, when the many parts of the country were under attack such as New York City and Washington D.C. The United States took immediate action to prevent further attacks and protecting their citizens by enacting the U.S. Patriot Act. Despite the attacks on American soil, the resilience demonstrated by the American people that day was remarkable.…

USA PATRIOT Act The USA PATRIOT Act was signed into law by Congress and the president at the time, George W. Bush, on October 26, 2011. It was voted in the Senate 98-1 and the House of Representatives agreed 357-66 to pass the law. The ten letter backronym stands for Uniting and Strengthening America by Protecting Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. The Congress was able to create this Act within a short period of time because they “took existing legal principles…