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This 3 page paper examines The Patriot Act, how it came about and how it invades privacy. Terrorism is discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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are vulnerable to physical threats. Within the Patriot Act are provisions for banks, and these provisions have cost the banks millions of dollars ("Coming," 2004). Perhaps the worst part
of it is not the cost but the invasion of privacy in respect to the citizens who are fighting for it. Ironically, as boys man the battlefields for freedom, individual
freedom is being whittled away by laws such as the Patriot Act. Rosenfeld (2002) explains that The U.S. A. Patriot Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act) is a 342 page document which essentially amends fifteen different laws. It had been approved by Congress and signed by
President Bush only after scant debate shortly after 9/11 (2002). It is also something which dramatically increases federal search and surveillance powers (2002). Since the act has passed, it
seems that the government has taken liberties that are unconstitutional. One example is that Ashcroft had issued a new rule which allows agents to monitor calls between attorneys and
their clients if there is a suspicion that conversations may be aiding or abetting terrorist activities (2002). Defense lawyers are outraged and claim that the new rule violates the
constitutional right to counsel (2002). Indeed, the act does change things and suggesting that this is necessary to avert further problems is a position that fails to comprehend the broader
problem. The scope of the problem surpasses the subject of terrorism. If the government is allowed to listen in on most any conversation with new, looser rules, it is
something that erodes privacy for all citizens. Should the government be allowed to invade the privacy of citizens to combat terrorism? The answer is not easily derived. With about
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