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    The Patriot Act After the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 our country underwent a change that has drastically affected the fundamental values that our founding fathers instilled in this country. Since that tragic day in September the aftermath of the attacks has started to implicate our Civil Liberties that in this country we hold so dear. Just 45 days after the September 11 attacks, with virtually no debate, Congress passed the USA Patriot Act on October 5th, 2001. This act expanded

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    our own government. Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, the president at the time, George Bush, responded by passing an act. This act is known as the Patriot Act. It allows the government unlimited access to phone records, emails, and text messages without a warrant through National Security Letters and Sneak and Peak Searches. Why do they do this, why was this act passed, they claim it’s for our safety. Both can be obtained and carried out without a judge’s approval, without a warrant, and

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    terrorist so the U.S government enacted the patriot act, which gave more power to the federal law-enforcement and intelligence gathering in suspected terrorist crimes. The patriot act gives the government power to do whatever they want for “national security” and take away the civilians civil rights. The government can tap into cell phones and listen in on conversations or even watch what people are searching on the internet. Since the passing of the patriot act racial profiling has grown in the past

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    so, laws passed like the Patriot Act are used to give government officials the permission to listen and watch EVERYONE close. Some would say their invading people’s right to privacy and abusing their power, but are these actions put in place to truly protect the people from those who choose to destroy and sabotage the United States of America from the inside. Their mindset behind their actions what’s right for one, must be right for all. The USA PATRIOT Act is an Act of Congress that was signed

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    and provided support for an Act that will come to violate their freedoms that they cherish so much. Congress drafted the US Patriot Act in only 45 days (which leads some to believe that it was already pre-made and was just a combination of a “wish-list” that the FBI had and was waiting for the right time to implement). Still filled with a sense of national pride and deeply scarred by the terrorist attacks which occurred on September 11th, 2001, americans accepted the Act to blatantly avoid being labeled

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    Patriot Act Benefits

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    Supporting the Patriot Act will continue to be a great stepping stone towards terrorism as well as other issues that have inflected the U.S. The Patriot Act was establish after the terrorist attack of 9/11 to ensure the security of U.S citizens. I have gather enough information to state that it will be a beneficial decision to support the Patriot Act. First of all, the increase in security, has made it harder for terrorist to plan and carry out attacks. This means that the implemented factors allowed

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    Your viewpoint towards The Patriot Act was noteworthy. This writer holds a contrary opinion towards yours. On a smaller scale, would you oversee the safety and well being of a sibling, a family member, a neighbor? Even if it meant, checking up on them from time to time. The Patriot Act may seem invasive, but at the end of the day could save hundreds of innocent lives, including yourself and your family. On a larger scale, the government has the responsibility to protect its people from foreign

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    The “Patriot Act”       In the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Congress sprang into action. Within a month, U.S. lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the USA Patriot Act of 2001, giving law enforcement and intelligence agent’s broader authority to fight terrorists operating in the United States.      Signed into law by the President on October 26, the Patriot Act is designed to fight terrorism on several fronts. First, it gives

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    The Patriot Act. On September 11, 2001 Muslim terrorists instilled with a hatred of the west attacked the United States in a brutal fashion. Planes were hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center in New York. Over three thousand people were killed and the impregnable nation known as America was know scared and vulnerable. Almost immediately the legislature began drafting an act that would make the war on terror and the fight for homeland security a little easier to fight, this would come to

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    Gwen Neger Mr. Cooney Social studies 8H, period 5 November 2,2017 The Patriot Act After the terrifying and dreadful events that happen on September 11, 2001 (9/11) the Patriot Act was created. President George W. Bush, the Senate and the House of representatives had worked together to create a way that would help America stay safe from terrorist attacks. They all agreed that having a new law that would allow them to look through American citizens information to see if they had done anything

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