Essays on Patriot Act

Have you heard of the attacks of September 11, 2001? Have you thought of what would be the response to the attacks of such a magnitude? On this day, two airplanes were hijacked by terrorists supposedly from an islamic extremist group Al-Qaeda. These planes filled…

Patriot Act It is a bright, sunny morning in Manhattan with the azure sky contrasting with the gray skyscrapers of the city. The date is September 11, 2001. It is supposed to be another ordinary day in America. However, this would not be the case….

Liberty Without Confidence The question of how far civil liberties can be violated, and if they are worth being violated for the safety of a country’s citizens, is a hazy area. Torture and abuse is undoubtedly ugly and horrendous, a “cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment……

In October of 2001, approximately six weeks after the tragic attacks of September 11th, a panicked congress passed the “USA/Patriot Act”; this was a revision of the nation’s surveillance laws. The Patriot Act expanded the government’s authority to monitor its citizens. Many of the changes…

Abstract This paper will serve as a response and as a reaction to the new-age issues of terrorism and profiling in a post 9-11 United States. Particular focus will be given to the USA Patriot Act, or The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate…

Abstract In this paper I am going to explore the USA Patriot Act and its origins. This paper will take a look at how the Government justifies the Patriot Act, and how they are misleading the public by diminishing the violations to your fundamental, constitutional…