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A 4 page discussion of the varying perceptions of the impacts of the Patriot Act. This paper contrasts the views of those that contend the Act has resulted in numerous violations of civil rights and those that contend the Act has provided much needed protection. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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File: AM2_PPpatriotAct.rtf
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The Patriot Act, an act officially known as Public Law 107-56, is one of the most controversial laws of all time. Put in place at
a time when our concerns regarding terrorism were at an all time high, the Patriot Act is regarded by many as a necessary provision in national security. Others, however,
condemn the Act because of its impact to American civil rights. The Patriot Act does indeed have several concerning provisions. In all, however, the Act provides much needed
leverage in our fight against terrorism. The controversy surrounding the Patriot Act revolves largely around specific provisions of the Act which allow certain
rights that we have previously taken for granted to erode before our eyes. One of the primary criticisms of the act, for example, targets Section 15 of the Act.
This section technically allows representatives of the federal government to access private records such as our library transactions:
"to inspect records held by third parties, financial records, travel records, medical records, library records, without the knowledge or consent of the targeted individual". (Robinson,
2003). Wire taps on our phones, monitoring of our library and Internet use, and even
the ability of government officials to our home without a warrant, analyze the contents of the hard drives of our computers, and leave without ever informing us that they had
even been there in the first place are all possibilities under the Patriot Act! Telecommunication companies, financial institutions, real estate companies, and basically whomever the government decides to target
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