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Can straying from these rights help preserve democracy? The USA Patriot Act was legislation that was passed soon after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which was also viewed as an attack on democracy. The Act was put in place as a response to the attacks. It was justified as a way to strengthen national security and…

which they had turned down multiple times before. His administration did this by implying that any members who wouldn’t participate in the signing of the act would be blamed for any further attacks in relation to terrorism ("Surveillance Under the USA/PATRIOT Act" 2). The predicament that the administration put these authoritative people in shows how the lengths they would take to pursue the signing of the Patriot Act. Not only were the Senate, Congress and House of Representatives manipulated…

they cannot trust their government. We have the Patriot Act because on September 11, 2001 the United States was brutally attacked in a very violent way. Almost 3,000 Americans lost their live in only a few short hours. Congress decided to pass the USA PATRIOT Act. This act broadens what we consider to be terrorism, made the sentences for…

Deliberate attacks against civilians, legitimate act of war? Yes, however it’s a poor and awful way of carrying out a vicious and malicious act against innocent people. One native might punch another, and not confer a demonstration of war. War is for the most part accepted to be a proclaimed hostile between two countries, as when the United States announced war against the Axis powers Japan, Germany and Italy on December 8, 1941. Were deliberate attacks on civilians during the Second World War…

Since its enactment, FISA has been an important tool in the fight against intelligence collection by foreign powers or its agents with an aim of exploiting the underlying US government policies or even to establish its future strategies illegally. The USA Patriot Act has seen FISA expand its strategies in exposition of foreign terrorist groups and combating them in good time. This has seen the US government win the war against terrorism and extremism. The Act has also see reduction of purported…

What the president did The Uniting and strengthening America by providing Appropriate Tools Required to intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 or simply put, The Patriot act was signed into law on October 26th, 2001. The purpose of the Patriot Act is to deter and punish terrorist threats domestically and aboard. The act strengthens law enforcement granting them the necessary tools and applications in order to detect and prosecute terrorists around the globe and domestically. The Patriot…

counterterrorism efforts. One of the most controversial measures was the 2001 USA PATRIOT Act, which significantly enhanced the federal government's ability to collect and analyze private information related to U.S. citizens. “USA Patriot Act” is an acronym for “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001”. The Patriot Act was…

Information policy is one of the most ancient forms of governance. Due to our practice laws been diverse and fragment it’s helpful to think of them as elements in a system. Information policy system is open constantly and it’s affected by a lot of changes in the environment. The center of system is constitutional elements drawn from the words of the constitution and Supreme Court of calculated form of government that protect the rights of expression and political action. The constitution…

Most critics of surveillance argue about how it is an abuse of power, a violation of people 's privacy, and most importantly, unconstitutional, while proponents of surveillance claim the benefit of surveillance is a reduction in the probability of high-cost events such as terrorism. Government surveillance programs, when conducted in controlled situations and closely audited by independent organizations, do not directly harm innocent civilians, especially when they benefit the safety of the…

Act. In comparison, in response to the terrorist attack of September 2011, ***the United States passed the Homeland Security act which created the Department of Homeland Security. After this, a number of acts and orders were issued, including The USA Patriot Act and the Aviation and Transportation Security Act. While the government reacted in both situations by passing laws to protect the country, the American citizens acted very…