Patriot Act Infringments
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The USA Patriot Act was Congress' response to 9/11. It will always be a day that we will never forget. It was a day that we were invaded and devastated as a country. The USA Patriot Act stands for United and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. In one of Bush's speeches about the Patriot Act as stated in Civil Liberties, "This legislation is essential not only to pursuing and punishing terrorists, but also preventing more atrocities in the hands of the evil ones." The Patriot Act was written to help prevent this from happening again. The Department of Justice's first priority was and is to prevent future terrorist attacks. In a lot of people's minds the Patriot Act was written and passed too fast. They had even been warned to tread cautiously when drafting this paper, but still approved it. People believe that we passed this act because we feared another 9/11...