USA PATRIOT Act

In order to make the country become safer, the United States government has adopted several measures since Al-Qaeda perpetrated the attacks on 9/11. But is the United States, somehow safer today than it was fourteen years ago? Expert in security and counter-terrorism agencies agree that, in effect America has become a lot safer. But they warn that it does not mean the government must lower the guards down. In my opinion, however, we are never completely safe. The idea of another eminent…

Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001” or the “U.S.A. P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act,” and signed into effect by President George W. Bush. Its goal is “to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the World, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and other purposes” (United States, Congress, House 1). Thereby, giving more legislative power to investigate “suspected” acts of terrorism. Its goal is not just to prevent the act of terror itself, but to…

Since the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks and the creation of the Patriot Act the United States government has been intruding in the personal lives of its’ citizens. The government barges in on large companies like Verizon to obtain personal information from our daily lives. The claim is that this inform ation that the government is collecting is for our safety, but what are they really keeping us safe from if terrorist attacks are still happening, domestic and nondomestic. How does the information of…

An article by William E. Thompson and Joseph V. Hickey titled “A Surveillance Society”, gives a brief overview of surveillance history and its rapid growth in the United States of America since 2006. The article makes a note about of writer, George Orwell, who wrote what seemed a futuristic fictional novel, “Nineteen Eighty-Four”, back in the 1970’s. The main character, Big Brother, monitored society for dangers and began manipulating innocent lives using details he observed from the data he…

There were noises, many noises, then, it just stopped. It felt very cold, there were tons of troops entering house, tons of news articles flying everywhere! Then there is a huge veichle hitting that home With this reverence, American citizens have the right to stay updated on what is going on in the world, the ability to browse the internet, and all without having the constant fear of getting arrested because of it. But unfortunately, there are several countries where they don’t have such…

After September 11, 2001, the United States government implemented various national security protocols aimed at protecting its’ citizens against future terrorism attacks. However, an unfortunate consequence of this was the curtailing of numerous civil liberties that Americans had grown accustom to. The Bill of Rights guaranteed certain inalienable rights, including freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, freedom to keep and bear arms, freedom for a fair trial, and freedom…

Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act, The Patriot Act, is basically a legal way for the federal government to take away our civil liberties, by giving the government unprecedented power to monitor phone calls and emails of us citizens without a warrant. Americans are in constant fear for their privacy because of the ridiculous act. The passing of the patriot is frightening especially since it allows the government to spy on all of its…

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…

Are American citizens truly liberated by and granted a certain level of security and privacy from the Constitution, or are they merely naïve puppets being led by scrupulous puppeteers who reverently serve a faceless, supreme governing power? Some people would argue that the American government is a holy benefactor, established by God, which puts a premium on personal freedom and security and utterly respects its citizens’ basic right to privacy. Others, however, would vehemently denounce the…

Out of all constitutional issues, one would think that the Patriot Act was the most serious for the country’s well being because the act allowed the government to spy on citizens, violating the Fourth Amendment. The United States was at one of the tensest times, which was the attack that occurred on 9/11, and the Congress was bullied by the Bush administration to pass the act. Not only did the act violate the Fourth Amendment, it also contravened with the First Amendment by not telling others…