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The USA PATRIOT ACT (The Uniting and Strengthening of America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act) was signed into law on October 26, 2001 by George W. ... However, controversy mounts as ordinary citizens, activists and local officials begin to oppose the Act on the grounds that it is diminishing their civil liberties. ... Among them the provisions most considered to impede civil liberties are: enhanced domestic terrorism security (Title I) and enhanced surveillance procedures (Title II). ... Biological Weapons Act and Family Education Rights and Privacy Act) to broaden the authority of federal law enforcement (“USAPA”). The basic debate is whether such measures are in violation of civil liberties and if so, if they are necessary and justified under the new threat of terrorism. ... ’ Further, clashes between demonstrators and police officers and acts of civil disobedience-even those that do not result in injuries and are entirely non-violent-could be construed as ‘dangerous to human life’ and in ‘violation of criminal laws’. ... ”
It is difficult to consider prosecuting the protected right to demonstrate as an act of domestic terrorism. ... Many opponents of this Act point to the rights guaranteed to them in the Fourth Amendment: “The right of people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated (“Constitution”). ... ” Opponents of the act oppose the everyday scrutiny of their private affairs by the government. ... Rosen comments: “But at the same time that it unnecessarily expands law enforcements power to investigate low-level crimes, the Anti-Terrorism Act does little to address immediate terrorist threats (Rosen, 12). ...
The Patriot Act amends the Biological Weapons Act by criminalizing certain types and quantities of materials as well as who can work with those materials (New Jersey Law Journal 29). ... An innocent act such as this one resulted in a full F. ... (Bombardieri B1)
Facts on File World News Digest holds that Richard Reid, accused of attempting to ignite explosive in his shoes had charges under the PATRIOT Act dismissed by Judge William Young of U.
Approximate Word count = 1703
Approximate Pages = 6.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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