What this act does is it allows the government access to your accounts made such as: phone records, emails, library records, social media etc. ... In addition, cell phones and the internet are main objects that are surveillance tools so the government is deciding to track them. ... Any type of call can be traced by the government, the phone itself can be tracked even though it is not on and if this continues to happen then what are the Amendments even worth then? ...

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I first heard of the Patriot Act three weeks after the most dreadful terrorist act to fall on American soil hit. There was a debate brewing over security versus civil liberties that our professor had instigated in the class. Initially, still feeling a thick afterglow of 9/11 shock, I felt OK givin...

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The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, better known as the Patriot Act, was passed on October 26, 2001 in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks. This bill allowed for an increased ability to wiretap and ...

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