This violates the attorney-client privilege which allows anyone to talk to their attorney in private and whatever is said can be held from the government or prosecutor. There is also a violation of the first amendment in which freedom of speech is taken away. It states that if someone talks about a terror investigation and gives away information regarding that investigation they can be prosecuted. This violation though is still being allowed though because they consider it to be inducing panic on the public. It is the same concept of that which you cannot yell “fire” in a crowded public space or “bomb” in an airport without being investigated by the police or some form of the police. It is supported because it start mass chaos which can lead …show more content…
It basically states that the FBI can obtain secret warrants to go through someone’s business files such as “driver’s license records, hotel records, car-rental records, apartment- leasing history and more”. It also says that the person is not allowed to tell anyone that one of these secret searches has been conducted (Carafano). Something else to note about this section is that the rate in which this is used is increasing. In 2009 it was used 21 to 96 orders in 2010. This is an increase of over 400% according to a report from the Washington Post and they also reported that 80% of these requests were to look at internet records. Another shocking piece of the Act is the National Security Letters. What this is, is the FBI can issue these NSLs and will be given access to someone’s phone records and bank account without getting a court order. A complete violation of the fourth amendment again. In 2000 there were 8,500 uses of these letters but from 2003-2006 there was 196,000 letters and that only lead to one terror conviction according to eff.org. These numbers are staggering because that means the government used most of these letters to look at innocent people’s personal
Since the 9/11 attacks, concerns about the fine line between safety and privacy have arisen. It all began after the Patriot Act was enacted by the government to protect the safety of our country. One of its most controversial sections is section 215 which allows access to records and other tangible items under FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act). Many Americans argue its right for the government to have access to certain personal information for the safety of the country. Others allege this goes against the fourth amendment of the constitution which states people are protected from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. However, it does not protect against all searches and seizures, but only those that are thought unreasonable under the law.
Congress ushered in the Patriot Act by arming law enforcement with new tools to detect and prevent terrorism by expanding federal officials’ powers to keep tabs on our personal information, from credit card use to cell phone calls to car travel. It allows investigators to use the tools that were
The USA Patriot Act grants government agencies powers in terrorism investigations that it already uses in non-terrorist crimes. Several law abiding citizens have been approached, questioned, and interrogated without probable cause of any criminal activity, basically for engaging in political speech protected by the constitution (Bailie, 2012). The Act freely eliminates privacy rights for individual Americans, it creates more secrecy for government activities, which make it extremely difficult to know about actions the Government are taking.
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According to internet, The Patriot Act was a U.S. law passed in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Its goals were to strengthen domestic security and broaden the
With good intentions, the Patriot Act allows the government to pry into Americans' lives through computer and phone records as well as credit and banking history (Source 5). This oversteps the U.S. Constitution as the First and Fourth Amendment were created to give citizens freedom and the right to deny search and seizure
The Patriot Act was established after the tragedy of September, 11, 2001 in a moment of weakness. It gave unprecedented and unnecessary powers to intelligence agencies under the wide umbrella of national security. The Patriot Act has used an “us vs them” mentality as well as pro-American propaganda to accomplish its goals. This new authority of the intelligence agencies has gone too far, is unjustified, unconstitutional, and infringes on the privacy of the American people, as well as others in the world. The Patriot Act should be weakened in order to preserve the rights of the American people and to reaffirm to the world that the U.S will not tolerate violations of human rights.
Signed into law by the President on October 26, the Patriot Act is designed to fight terrorism on several fronts. First, it gives the U.S. government authority to hold foreigners suspected of terrorist activity for up to seven days before charging them with a crime. The legislation also gives investigators the legal right to tap any phone a suspected terrorist might use.
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Several acts severely infringe the civil liberties of Americans; for example, Title II of the act provides for enhanced surveillance procedures. Authority to intercept wire, oral, and electronic communications became expanded if these communications might be related to terrorism or computer fraud. There are 25 separate sections providing significant new authority for the government to monitor mail, e-mail, voice mail, and telephone and computer communications. Search warrants will be easier to obtain, and they will be broader in scope. Warrants will be valid for longer periods. The FBI can ask for a warrant requiring any tangible items which can include books, papers, records, documents, etc (the warrant may be non-specific in nature). This is a direct violation of the Fourth Amendment rights of search and seizure.
The Patriot Act was signed into law on October 26, 2001 by President George W. Bush. The act expanded the surveillance capability of both domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies. When this law was passed it was under the assumption “to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes” (The USA Patriot). The Patriot Act has given the government the power to spy on the average American through monitoring phone records and calls, gaining banking and credit information, and even track a person’s internet activity. This is an unbelievable amount of power intelligence agencies wield all under the umbrella of national security. This power has gone too far, is unjustified, unconstitutional, and infringes on the privacy of the
The Patriot Act, an act passed by Congress in 2001 that addressed the topic of privacy in terrorist or radical situations, is controversial in today's society. Although it helps with protection against terroristic events, The Patriot Act is not fair, nor is it constitutional, because it allows the government to intrude on citizens' privacy, it gives governmental individuals too much power, and because the act is invasive to the 4th amendment right. To further describe key points in the act, it states that it allows investigators to use the tools that were already available to investigate organized crime and drug trafficking, and it allows law enforcement officials to obtain a search warrant anywhere a terrorist-related activity occurred.
The Patriot Act is an act passed by the congressmen that allows the various branches of government to research any person,or group that they think may be terrorist.The courts made this effect on September 11, 2001 after the attacks on the Twin Towers and came into effect just a few months after the attacks. The government just recently resigned this act on June 1, 2015. Many people are against the act because they say that they don’t want the government knowing their personal business but what they do not understand is they are not looking at your messages,calls,or files unless they suspect you may be a terrorist.So therefor, if they aren’t doing anything wrong they shouldn’t be worried. However section 215 of the law was amended to stop the
Thus the immediate federal response to the World Trade Center attack by some terrorist group was the passage of the Patriot Act which included the following elements with some to strengthen domestic security and some with ethical issues. The first section pertains to the country’s protection of civil liberties, authorizes federal money to accomplish much of the act 's provisions, allows the Secret Service to create a nationwide electronic crime task force. The president can confiscate the property of any foreign person who is believed to have aided in a war or attack on the United States. The act gives the ability to law-enforcement agencies to conduct surveillance on "agents of foreign powers. intercept communications related to terrorist activities, allows law-enforcement agencies to share information in terrorist activities with federal authorities, authorizes roving surveillance by
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