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The USA Patriot Act, formally known as "Uniting and Strengthening
America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct
Terrorism", is a step in a new direction. ... "
In the time that followed the passing of the USA Patriot Act, there was an
apparent widespread acceptance of the ideas which created fear in those who
desired to speak out against them. The USA Patriot Act has given power to
repressive government policies and created a domestic threat from our own
government. ... ) voices his opposition to the Patriot Act. ... "
The pre-Patriot Act laws gave courts the opportunity to oversee and ensure that
the powers of these agencies were not misused or abused. ... Enough expert testimony was not acquired to amply
justify many of the major changes addressed in the Act. ...
The largest flaw of the US Patriot Act lies in its broadness and power to
dominate the everyday life of innocent citizens without proper judicial
reasoning or permission. ... The act includes wiretaps, pen/trap orders, search warrants
and subpoenas. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows foreign
intelligence agencies a much greater power in spying. ... com) It is abundantly
clear how easily the US Patriot Act has made it for powers and laws that the
American people have trusted for so long, to be drastically abused without
knowledge or reprimand. ...
The US Patriot Act indeed broadens the investigative power of law enforcement on
low-level crimes, but also seems to do little in the way of protect citizens
from immediate terrorist threats, the supposed purpose of the act. Many
provisions of the Patriot Act present not connection to preventing terrorism.
Lack of focus on terrorism is a big problem in an act dedicated to fighting
terrorism. ... The provisions in the act allow for collection
of the DNA samples of terrorists, but also adds a broad category of "any crime
of violence" which encompasses a wide range of non-terrorists. The Computer
Fraud and Abuse Act allows for wiretaps to be place on any person suspected of
"exceeding the authority" of a computer, which can be interpreted in many
different ways. ...
The USA Patriot Act not only violates the rights of the American citizens, but
also those of immigrants. ... This means that technically an
immigrant who uses a weapon in an act of violence against a civilian can be
removed from the country on the grounds of being categorized as a terrorist.
Obviously, every immigrant who uses a weapon in an act of violence is not going
to be ejected from the country, however, this does create a huge gray area in
the justice system left wide open for interpretation and can be abused easily
without question. ... com)
The terminology of the phrase "engage in terrorist activity" has also been
affected by the act.
Approximate Word count = 2275
Approximate Pages = 9.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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