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    October 26, 2001, Congress passed one of the most controversial act. The Patriot Act, signed into law by President George W. Bush was an effort to calm the fear of terrorism across the country and make American feel safe once again. The Patriot Act, on the surface, claimed to help strengthen American security by allowing them access to tools and whatever resources require to fight terrorism and ensure safety for the people. At the time, this act received tremendous support throughout the nation. However

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    reinforced. The awkwardly titled so as to unite and Strengthening America Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act, or USAPA) presented a plenty of administrative changes which altogether expanded the reconnaissance and investigative forces of law authorization organizations in the United States. The Act did not, in any case, accommodate the arrangement of balanced governance that generally protects common freedoms despite such enactment. Authoritative

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    Question 1 According to the USA patriots act, the practice of detaining aliens that are close associates with terrorism is not a good idea. The decision by the court can be said not to be the best because it included even people who are close to the groups that practise these heinous activities. The criteria for deportation and detention that covers the plotters or the actual implementers of the terrorist act and the other people that are related or are close affiliated with the groups linked

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    The USA PATRIOT Act The laws of our country are very important to us and are what makes us unique from other nations. When something like the USA PATRIOT Act is passed, this law interferes with the privacy of citizens and contradicts our constitutional rights. The USA PATRIOT Act is one of the laws that has ignited a heated debate as many people criticize its abuse in implementation. The PATRIOT Act launched in 2001 as a reaction to the increased stress of terrorism attacks. The main purpose of

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    Is The Current Version Of The Patriot Act Worth It? Like most Americans, I have read in the news recently about the different intelligence agencies of our government, federal and local, gathering and storing personal information on its citizens under the direction of the Patriot Act. Some would consider the information gathered about our personal lives overly intrusive, including violations of our constitutional rights while others may not. However, I think most Americans will agree that the government

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    USA Patriot Act This Act may be cited as the "Uniting and Strengthening America Act" by providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism. President Bush signed the Patriot Act on October 29, 2001. It passed and with no debate voted on; many members of congress did not fully read the act. Due to the anthrax scare many Congressman did not have access to their offices. Attorney General John Ashcroft silenced any debate by warning that anyone who contested the Act would be

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    The USA Patriot Act and the Alien and Sedition Acts have many similarities and differences from one another. The similarities between these two pieces of legislation is that they both violate rights given to the people by the constitution, both put in place to for nation security/felt the people it targeted were threats, they are different by the Alien and Sedition Acts monitoring everyone daily, while the USA patriot acts only cared about the French immigrants, not everyone. First, these two acts

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    The USA Patriot Act By: Josh Rozdolsky United States History Saleh July 20th, 2016 The USA PATRIOT is an acronym for "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” (the USA Patriot Act). It was made to provide the United States government with certain tools and weapons to fight against terrorism around the globe. The USA Patriot Act violates American civil liberties and is unconstitutional by restricting the First Amendment

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    the Patriot Act in which was immediately signed into law. Additionally, the term U.S.A. P.A.T.R.I.O.T. stands for Uniting and strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001. Although the Patriot Act was created within pure intentions of security and safety to prevent future terrorist attacks, it eventually violated our nation’s democratic beliefs and principles. According to the US Department

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    The USA Patriot Act, a backronym for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act, is a vital weapon in fighting terrorism. The basis of the act is to allow law enforcement and intelligence authorities’ unprecedented domestic authority, and the tools already available to wield that authority, in order to thwart plots against the United States and facilitate information sharing among government agencies involving terrorism and foreign

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