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This 3-page paper argues for the repeal of the USA Patriot Act, citing civil liberties violations. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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to stand up and defend their shores against similar attacks in the future. What sprang out of that fear, less than a month later, was the Uniting and Strengthening America
by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001. Bundled under the acronym PATRIOT, this act, known as the USA Patriot Act, passed both the House
and Senate and was signed into law in late October 2001 (GPO, 2009). Though the Act was originally signed to authorize proactive methods to (hopefully) prevent future attacks on U.S.
soil, it also guarantees that rights and civil liberties will be stripped from the populace. In considering that, this is a recommendation and request to repeal the Act as soon
as legitimately possible. By its very nature, the Act allows law enforcement agencies carte blanche to search just about anything without a
search warrant - meaning almost any record is fair game in the so-called "fight against terrorism." Because the definitions of this Act are so broad, government could conceivably eavesdrop on
an innocent phone call between two people - and if one of those people even jokingly talks about blowing up a building, he or she could find him/herself at the
whim of the FBI or CIA. The ACLU points out, for example, that Section 215 of the Act allows the FBI to
investigate almost anything in a move to prevent terrorism (ACLU, 2003). Furthermore, Section 215 means the FBI doesnt even need to show probably cause, or even have reasonable grounds to
believe that the person whose records it wants is engaged in any criminal activity (ACLU, 2003). Because this section is so broad, it means the FBI can spy on anyone
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